EXCLUSIVE:Ali Abbasihas signed withUTA.
Abbasi last was repped by CAA.
Despitestrong reactionandan 11-minute standing ovationfollowing its Cannes premiere,The Apprenticestruggledbeforefinding distribution from Briarcliff Entertainment.
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This afterThe Apprenticegot hit withthreats of a lawsuitby the camp of Donald Trump.
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That was the fourth film directed by Abbasi.
The one before wasHoly Spider, which also premiered at Cannes andwon Best Actressfor Zar Ami-Ebrahimi.
His sophomore film,Border,won the Un Certain Regard Awardat 2018 Cannes.
He also directed the final two episodes of the first season of the acclaimed HBO seriesThe Last of Us.
