US presidential candidate Donald Trump has threatened to sue anybody showing a new documentary made by a Scots filmmaker.
You’ve Been Trumped Too is the third film about the tycoon and Republican candidate for the presidency made by director Anthony Baxter.
It continues the story of the aggrieved neighbours, the Forbes family, and particularly their problems with their water supply after the building of the Trump International Golf Links at the Menie Estate, Balmedie, Aberdeen.
Montrose Pictures has completed a crowdfunding Kickstarter campaign to bring the film “to as many American voters as possible ahead of the election through a digital or TV platform”.
However, a statement from Trump International has warned it has “sought legal counsel and will pursue legal action against those who have propagated these highly defamatory claims”.
It adds: “Trump International has never, and would never, conduct the type of activity claimed by Molly Forbes. These allegations are highly offensive, defamatory and categorically untrue. We have repeatedly refuted the allegations regarding the Forbes water supply.”
Mr Baxter said: “Mr Trump tried the same approach with the BBC back in 2012. But the corporation aired You’ve Been Trumped anyway, to widespread critical acclaim.
“We’re now looking for an American broadcaster or streaming platform willing to get the truth out there. According to the critics, this is a film all Americans need to see.”
The film has been called “a ticking time bomb”.
Hollywood magazine Variety’s mixed review said: “the movie raises a valid question… how would Trump, if elected, treat the American people?”
It was premiered at the AMC Loews cinema on 34th Street in New York and will open in Aberdeen this week.
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