A 2012 documentary about Donald Trump’s battle for Scottish real estate is resurfacing as the billionaire mogul’s profile continues to rise.
Emerging Pictures is re-releasing “You’ve Been Trumped,” which chronicles Trump’s attempt to build two golf courses and a 450-bedroom hotel at the Menie Estate on Scotland’s east coast, a project that received resistance from local residents because it would encroach on environmentally fragile land.
“Whether you support him or not, Donald Trump is everywhere these days,” Emerging Pictures’ Ryan Markowitz said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. “This documentary gives insight into a project of his and how it was conducted, which is ever more important as he touts his business credentials as the mainstay of his presidential bid.”
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Anyone who wants to request a theater screening of the documentary can visit wannawatch.it/trumped for more information. The film is also currently streaming on Hulu.
In a 2012 Entertainment Weekly interview, filmmaker Anthony Baxter discussed why he decided to take on Trump, who currently leads the Washington Examiner‘s presidential power rankings.
“I felt it was an internationally important story because this kind of thing is happening all over the world, where local people feel powerless and they are not given a voice because the newspapers are not giving them a say. I really felt passionately that this story had to be documented,” Baxter said.
Trump gave up on developing the Menie site in 2014 after losing a court battle against the Scottish government over approval of an offshore wind farm.
Baxter also took to task the way he feels journalists coddle powerful figures like Trump.
“I just feel there’s such an important role for journalists at the moment to hold to account people with money and power who are used to just getting their way, and it just doesn’t seem to be happening,” he said.
Trump has been dominating the media’s attention since he announced his presidential bid. He stole headlines away from the Democrats on the night of their first debate by live-tweeting the whole affair, and he will continue his media dominance by hosting “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 7.
Check out the trailer for “You’ve Been Trumped” below:
