Controversial Movie ‘The Apprentice’ Has Trouble-Free U.S. Premiere At Telluride As Director Stresses Film Is “Not A Political Hit Piece”: Watch Video
deadline.comFilmmaker Ali Abbasi, director of controversial movie The Apprentice, has stressed that his drama about Donald Trump’s rise to prominence in the 1970s-80s “is not a political hit job,” instead describing it more as a “mirror” of the country.
Abbasi initially appeared a tad nervous as he stepped onto the stage of the Galaxy Theater in Telluride for the U.S. premiere of his feature that was a hit at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
You can watch the video below. The team had been half-expecting legal challenges to prevent the screening and protests from the former President’s supporters.
As we’ve reported the film has been facing obstacles since it debuted in Cannes. Check out our review here. But Trump’s forces fizzled out and none of them made their way to the mountains in Colorado for the Telluride Film Festival’s special screening that was just announced on Saturday.
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