Studio Canal unveiled the acquisition of Ali Abbasi’s Canes entry The Apprentice for the U.K. and Ireland, with a release planned for later this year.

The film is an exploration of former president Donald Trump’s rise to power in 1980s America.

Directed by Abbasi and written by Gabe Sherman, the film stars Emmy Award nominee and Berlin Silver Bear winner Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy) as Trump, Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Jeremy Strong (Succession) as his firebrand mentor Roy Cohn, Martin Donovan (Tenet) as Fred Trump Sr., and Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) as Ivana Trump.

The movie is produced by Daniel Bekerman for Scythia Films, Jacob Jarek for Profile Pictures, Ruth Treacy and Julianne Forde for Tailored Films, and Abbasi and Louis Tisné for Film Institute. Executive producers are Amy Baer, Mark H. Rapaport, Emanuel Nunez, Josh Marks, Grant S. Johnson, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross, Thorsten Schumacher, Niamh Fagan, Gabe Sherman, Lee Broda, James Shani, Andrew Frank, and Greg Denny.

Rocket Science is handling sales on the project, which was financed by Kinematics, Head Gear Films, Screen Ireland, Film i Vast, The Danish Film Institute and National Bank of Canada.

The Apprentice will be released in cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland in 2024, StudioCanal said.