Netflix has just added the movie Trump doesn’t want you to see

The controversial, partly Irish-funded movie was nominated for two Oscars.

The Oscar-nominated film, which was partly funded with Irish money, depicts the future US president (played by Sebastian Stan, Thunderbolts*) as a young man in gritty '70s New York, an environment beautifully recreated through warm, grainy visuals by director Ali Abbasi (Border).

During this period, Donald's cruel, domineering, real-estate mogul dad, Fred Trump (Martin Donovan, Tenet), is being investigated by the federal government over alleged discrimination against African-American tenants, something which threatens the family's wealth.

Frequenting clubs in the hopes of mingling with the richest and most powerful people in New York, Donald soon meets the infamous lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong, Succession).

As Cohn winds up representing the Trump family in their legal battle, the lawyer mentors the aspiring young businessman, teaching him all his cut-throat tactics on how to make it in America.

While very close at first, Cohn and Trump's relationship sours during the '80s, particularly as Trump becomes more famous and marries model Ivana (Maria Bakalova, Bodies Bodies Bodies) and as Cohn's life takes a drastic turn.

The real-life Trump has been hugely critical of The Apprentice. Not only did he try to block its release, but he has taken to social media to condemn the picture.

It's clear to see why he would object to his portrayal in the movie, as it is extremely unflattering of the politician, suggesting a real fearlessness on the part of Abbasi, Stan and the screenplay's writer, journalist Gabriel Sherman.

Whether or not you agree with the film's stance on Trump, the trio do paint a compelling picture of the household name as a product of his environment - being taken under the wing of two hard-nosed, vicious father-figures in both Fred Trump and Cohn, as well as growing up within a garish '70s New York and the 'greed is good' mood of '80s America.

Over the course of The Apprentice, we witness Stan's version of Trump transform from a relatively normal-seeming person into more of the brash, cartoonish person we all know today.

As Sherman's script depicts the moral degradation of its lead character, Abbasi alters the look of his movie to match that rot, going from a palette which evokes the beautiful glow of '70s-style film to a harsher digital video quality.

JOE's review at the time of The Apprentice's release in Ireland praised the film's performances, particularly Strong as Cohn, who we said "manages to be somehow so terrifying yet also darkly humorous while remaining totally monotone and still".

We deemed Strong's turn as Cohn as Oscar-worthy, and indeed, he and Stan both wound up securing Academy Award nominations in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor categories.

JOE's review added: "The movie does suffer from some of the flaws that often hinder biopics: certain subplots aren't given the time viewers might like, there are lots of winking references to Trump's life after the events of the film.

"However, the '70s and '80s focus and the sharp critical eye on its subject make The Apprentice one of the more gripping, tighter entries in the biographical drama genre in recent years."

Recently, JOE interviewed one of the stars of The Apprentice, Maria Bakalova, about her animated comedy The Bad Guys 2.

During the conversation, we asked the actress whether she felt gratified knowing that her Trump biopic did eventually find an audience and end up being Oscar-nominated and so acclaimed, particularly after struggling to get distribution in the States.

She told us:

"Yeah, I always enjoy when people give it a shot, because you accept one thing and then you go watch it, and you end up leaving the theatre with a different thought about it.

"People watched it, maybe a little bit later than we all wanted it to come out, but it's never too late.

"As you said, we had a great team. We had Irish producers, we had Canadian producers, we had American producers, we had Danish producers. It was like an international film."

The Apprentice is streaming on Netflix now