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The Apprentice director thinks Donald Trump would not ‘dislike’ film

Maria Bakalova, Ali Abbasi and Sebastian Stan attend ‘The Apprentice’ photocall during the 77th Cannes Film Festival (Doug Peters/PA)

Tue, 21 May, 2024 - 18:36

Hannah Roberts, PA Entertainment Reporter

The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi has said he thinks that former US President Donald Trump would not “dislike” his film about Trump’s real estate dealings in the 1980s.

The politician and businessman’s re-election campaign has called the movie “pure fiction” and vowed legal action following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

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