Critics were left at the door at the preview of the Melania Trump documentary

of the United States president Donald Trump’s of the spouse About Melania Trump narrative Melania-documentary had its first audience outside the administration on Thursday at an invited guest screening at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

News anchor for the pro-Maga media One America News Dan Ballin in addition, other representatives of the press were not allowed inside the screening room, they say, among other things The Washington Post and Variety. Access was denied not only to WP journalists, but also to journalists from The New York Times, AP news agency and Vanity Fair.

of The Guardian journalist-critic Jesse Hassenger believes that the limitation of critics outside the preview screenings is a conscious choice made by the production and marketing.

“Could you imagine explaining to the Trump family what a free publicity or press screening is all about?” Hassenger writes and continues: “If you want to evaluate the film or write about it directly, you have to pay the price of the ticket.”

The real one the documentary produced by Amazon MGM Studios had its world premiere on Friday. The Observerin according to the film is shown in more than 3,000 cinemas worldwide.

The Trump administration has drummed up the documentary, but the premiere is overshadowed by political unrest within the United States. The unrest has also affected how the public has reacted to the documentary in advance.

At the beginning of January, Amazon announced that it had paid 40 million dollars for the rights to the documentary film. According to the news agency AFP, the amount is the highest that has been paid for any documentary before. In addition, Amazon has reportedly paid as much as 35 million dollars for the marketing of the documentary.

The record million dollar deal has sparked debate about Amazon’s motives and whether the streaming giant is just trying to please the president.

Also former head of film production at Amazon Ted Hope evaluate The New York Timesillethat it is the most expensive documentary ever made.

“How could that not be equated with favoritism or an outright bribe?” Hope asked in an interview.

Amazon has also said that the documentary will later be added to the selections of Amazon Prime Video, the streaming service it owns. However, the date has not yet been announced.

Documentary film Melania Trump, who has already praised it, has described it as offering viewers a peek behind the scenes. Melania Trump has previously remained in her husband’s shadow, especially after President Trump began his second term in office in January of last year.

The documentary’s trailer was released in December. In it, Melania Trump looks into the camera just before her husband’s second inauguration and states: “Here we go again”.

Melanian the actual premiere for the close circle of the presidential couple took place at the White House last Saturday, just hours after border officials opened fire Alex Prettin in Minneapolis. In a promotional interview for the documentary released earlier this week, Melania Trump calls on Americans to “unite.”

Although According to Donald Trump, it is a document that was released by the president on Monday according to a social media update frankly “must see”, it has already been branded a flop on social media with its calculated PR campaigns.

The documentary’s opening weekend box office is expected to remain flat in the US to just $2 million to $5 millionalthough it is shown in no fewer than 1,400 cinemas. Some cinemas have not sold any tickets To Melaniasays AFP.

In South Africa, the country’s largest cinemas have announced that they will not show the documentary at all. South Africa’s administration has denied Trump’s frequent claims that the country’s white population is being systematically persecuted and killed.

A movie will be shown initially in the theaters of the cinema chain AMC. AMC is also Finnkino’s parent company.

Melania however, is not on Finnkino’s list of future films. As of Friday morning, Finnkino was still unable to say whether the film will be released.

According to the movie theater chain Filmstaden’s list of upcoming movies, based on preliminary information, it is not coming to Swedish cinemas.

Even if the film is not distributed or is not shown on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service in your country of residence, you can also watch it via VPN, says the technology news site Tom’s Guide.

Sen in addition to that Melania has been criticized for slandering Trump, criticism has also received director’s choice.

Melania is a director Brett Ratnerin his first major directing job after several women accused him of sexual misconduct in 2017. Ratner’s lawyers denied the charges, which included, among other things Elliot Page, Olivia Munn and Natasha Hensridge.

Melania Trump told the Fox channel that Ratner is a “very talented” director who was “great to work with.”