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Tuesday 4 March 2025 at 8.00pm (doors 7.30pm) at Haddenham Village Hall
THE APPRENTICE (15) 122 mins Director: Ali Abassi Starring: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong Synopsis: 1970s New York: determined to emerge from his powerful father's shadow and make a name for himself in Manhattan real estate, aspiring mogul Donald Trump is in the earliest days of his career when he encounters the man who will become one of the most important figures in his life: political fixer Roy M. Cohn. Seeing promise in young Donald, the influential attorney--who secured espionage convictions against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and investigated suspected Communists alongside Senator Joseph McCarthy--teaches his new acolyte how to amass wealth and power through deception, intimidation, and media manipulation. The rest is history. Awards: Reviews: "It shows a side of the US president that, you suspect, he would prefer not to be seen." **** OBSERVER "It’s an origin story, if you like, and I was gripped throughout. It’s brilliantly acted and conceived, and it takes its subject seriously." SPECTATOR "This is the Donald Trump movie that you never knew you needed" **** TIMES
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