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Controversial Trump biopic to receive pre-election release in US
The Apprentice, an 80s-set drama with a scene where he sexually assaults his wife, will get an October release
In June, it was revealed that the 80s-set drama was purchased by Briarcliff Entertainment, a relatively small company whose previous films include Liam Neeson thrillers Memory and The Marksman as well as Michael Moore’s 2018 sequel Fahrenheit 11/9. It comes from Iranian director Ali Abbasi, whose violent serial killer thriller Holy Spider led to a backlash in his homeland with death threats aimed at lead actor Zar Amir Ebrahimi. It was met with mixed reviews upon its premiere this May with the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw criticising it as “obtuse and irrelevant” yet Variety’s Owen Gleiberman praising it as “sharp and scathing”.
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