[Music] Donald Trump has been attempting and failing to get the upcoming movie based on his life aptly titled The Apprentice shell due to its controversial nature but the director insists the film is not a hit piece the film follows the rise of Donald Trump Sebastian Stan as a real estate businessman while also delving into his personal life which includes a scene where he rapes his former wife Ivana Maria balova despite how provocative the movie might be the director Behind The Apprentice does not like to call it a political hit piece at the US premiere of the film at the toride film festival via deadline The Apprentice director Ali Abasi claims the project from his perspective is not simply meant to be a political weapon Abasi an Iranian Danish filmmaker brings an outsider perspective to the story and its controversial Focus subject I have allowed myself as a non-american to take a deep look into this country and system instead he views The Apprentice as a means to shine a broader light on the country as a whole on a more serious note at least for myself this is not a political hit piece this is a mirror and it is intended to show you as the mirrors do and image of yourselves not you p e but you as Community the director initially joked that they had seats reserved for a special guest and his two security guards and that presumably Trump might still arrive in the dark you never know the drama free Premiere foreshadows a release schedule for The Apprentice that is currently full steam ahead The Apprentice is full steam ahead for fall theater debut despite attempts by Donald Trump's legal team to cancel the film The Apprentice will not be fired anytime soon the film is currently set for October 11th in the US as distributed by briercliffe entertainment while a mid- October International release is also confirmed in addition to Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump succession star Jeremy Strong plays Roy con a slimy prosecutor and political fixer who mentored Trump early into his career the official synopsis is as follows The Apprentice is a dive into the Belly of the American Empire it charts a young Donald Trump's Ascent to power through a fan deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy the big reason Trump and his team have been fighting to get The Apprentice cancelled is due to the timing of its release set for release just a month before voting in the US elections Begins the film is poised to be at the Forefront of audience's Minds comef it's reasonably doubtful The Apprentice would be the main reason Trump potentially loses but but it's clear that the project does not paint a glossy picture of his past life and career The Apprentice is currently set for a mid October theatrical release