The Apprentice

Name: The Apprentice
Director: Ali Abbasi
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: 2024

2024

IMDb

Ali Abbasi

2024·R·

Canada,

Denmark,

Ireland,

United States

Award tierSilver

Metascore

Biography Drama History Indie

A young man took over his father's real-estate business in 1970s and '80s New York, and got the helping hand of an infamous closeted gay lawyer who helped him turn this young man into a notorious legend. Based on true events.

Cast

Sebastian Stan·Maria Bakalova·Jeremy Strong·Martin Donovan

Producers

Ali Abbasi·Tom Alexander·Noor Alfallah·Hussain Amarshi·Mark Amin

Languages

English

Hebrew

Major Awards

1 win · 5 nominations

Wins (1)

Best Picture

Canadian Screen Awards, CA (2025)

Best Motion Picture

Daniel Bekerman

Nominations (5)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2024)

Palme d'Or

Ali Abbasi

Best Picture

César Awards, France (2025)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Ali Abbasi

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2025)

Best Director

Ali Abbasi

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (2025)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Sebastian Stan

BAFTA Awards (2025)

Best Leading Actor

Sebastian Stan