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The Danish-Iranian director has courted controversy and lawsuits with his punk-influenced retelling of Donald Trump’s rise as a calculating real-estate mogul.
5 days ago · Ali Abbasi opens The Apprentice with a moment that historically shook the faith of the American people in the integrity of the highest political office in the land, the downfall of Richard Nixon. Never had a President faced such televised scrutiny. America had been awash in corruption for years, but for a President to become so inexorably linked to it, that to this day, his nickname is ‘Dirty Dick’ was unprecedented. In the contemporary world people are so accustomed to […]
5 days ago · The title of Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice makes one think of Donald Trump’s ludicrous reality competition series, which resuscitated his career and indirectly primed his political ambitions. In the context of the film, though, the apprentice in question is Trump (Sebastian Stan) himself, introduced at the outset of his career as his efforts to establish his own real estate empire out from under the thumb of his slumlord father, Fred (Martin Donovan), lead him into the tutelage of ...
3 days ago · The Apprentice Movie Clip - A Million Bucks US Release Date: October 11, 2024 Starring: Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Sebastian Stan Director : Ali Abbasi Synopsis: A story about the origins of a ...
4 days ago · Director Ali Abbasi originally wanted to release in September to coincide with the presidential debate and important polling dates, but many distributors were scared to get anywhere near it, especially after the real-life Trump campaign sent Abbassi cease and desists.
3 days ago · Iranian director Ali Abbasi certainly took a leap of faith when he began filming a movie based on the relationship between Donald Trump and lawyer Roy Cohn. Many predicted the film would struggle ...
4 days ago · Hourani has worked as a producer and assistant director for 15 years, with credits including Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider, Abu Bakr Shawky’s Hajjan and Amjad Al Rasheed’s Inshallah A Boy, Jordan’s entry for the 96th Academy Awards. Co-producers are Julie Paratian and David Rane.
