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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simon Tisdall

Civil War is a terrifying film, but Trump: The Sequel will be a real-life horror show

Jesse Plemons plays a ‘paramilitary crazy’ in Civil War
Jesse Plemons plays a ‘paramilitary crazy’ in Civil War; Trump’s words would be music to the character’s ears. Photograph: A24

Director, cast and critics all agree: Civil War, the movie depicting America tearing itself to bloody bits while a cowardly, authoritarian president skulks in the White House, is not about Donald Trump. But it is, really.

Likewise, the first ever criminal trial of a US president, now playing to huge audiences in New York, is ostensibly about claims that Trump fraudulently bought the silence of a former porn star called Stormy after a tacky Lake Tahoe tryst. But it isn’t, really.

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