Sebastian Stan takes an interview as a young Donald Trump in the first footage released from “ The Apprentice ,” a biopic from director Ali Abbasi coming to theaters Oct. 11.

In the one-minute clip, Roy Cohn (played by Jeremy Strong) coaches Trump as he takes an interview over the phone with a reporter. “I intend to acquire the Commodore, and I’m planning on making it the best and the finest building in the city, maybe the country — in the world … it’s going to be the finest building in the world,” Stan says in a tempered voice that is far from a cartoonish impression of Trump. Strong, on his part, goes for Cohn’s nasally New York flare.

“The Apprentice,” which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, found a home at Briarcliff Entertainment after facing difficulties securing a distributor due to its controversial nature. Major Hollywood studios seemed reluctant to take on the film, which, as Variety reported, caused a stir at Cannes with a scene depicting Trump raping his former wife Ivana, portrayed by Maria Bakalova.

The Trump campaign issued threats of legal action over the film, stating in a statement, “This fabricated story sensationalizes long-debunked lies.”

Written by Gabe Sherman, “The Apprentice” is advertised as “a deep dive into the underbelly of the American empire.” Martin Donovan also stars as Fred Trump Sr.

Set in 1970s America, the film focuses on Trump’s relationship with Cohn, who served as Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the Army-McCarthy hearings. Cohn rose to prominence as a prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice during the espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, which led to their execution in 1953.

Watch the footage below.