Hello Reddit! We are Dan Bekerman and Amy Baer, producers of THE APPRENTICE. Trump sent our film a cease and desist letter. It releases in theatres Oct. 11th anyway. It stars Sebastien Stan, Jeremy Strong, and Maria Bakalova. Ask us anything!

**Back Story:**

The Apprentice received an eight-minute standing ovation at Cannes and has started to generate a lot of Oscar buzz for Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong’s incredible performances. However, because the film provides an unfiltered look at Trump’s complicated and often unseemly journey, his campaign issued a cease and desist order as they attempted to halt its release in the U.S.

All of the major distributors were effectively scared off. Except for one: Briarcliff Entertainment. Now we’re luckily able to confirm that the film will release, but we still have many hurdles in getting this film out there and raising awareness. We believe that this film should be seen as widely as possible, for as long as possible which led us to open up a kickstarter campaign to allow the public to get directly involved with this film’s release. The people of America shouldn’t be censored when it comes to examining and criticizing our leaders!

THE APPRENTICE opens ONLY in theatres on Oct 11 – Watch the trailer here, and please consider supporting the film directly and get your name in the credits here.

**Logline:**

In 1970s New York, aspiring real estate mogul Donald J. Trump strives to escape his powerful father’s shadow. Early in his career, he meets Roy Cohn, a political fixer who becomes a pivotal mentor. Cohn teaches Trump to gain wealth and power through deception, intimidation, and media manipulation. The rest is more than history. It’s our current reality.

**Directed by:**

Ali Abbasi

**Cast:**

Sebastian Stan,

Jeremy Strong,

Maria Bakalova,

Martin Donovan.

We will be back at 2:30 PM PT / 5:30 PM ET today (Monday 9/23) to answer questions!

From a production standpoint, what was the hardest part about making a period piece? The costumes, the cars, etc?