Trump biopic overcame threats from candidate [Video]

A controversial film about the rise of Donald Trump is coming out this week, despite his campaign calling it “election interference by Hollywood elites” and threatening to file a lawsuit.

“It makes me giggle a little bit because I definitely don’t feel like a Hollywood elite here in Canada,” said Toronto-based Daniel Bekerman, lead producer of “The Apprentice.”

The movie earned acclaim when it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May, but struggled to find a distributor after facing legal threats from Trump, who took issue with the material. The Canada-Ireland-Denmark co-production, shot in Ontario, hits theatres Friday via domestic distributor Mongrel Media.

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The drama directed by Ali Abbasi stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump at the beginning of his real estate career under the guidance of infamous New York lawyer …