You've Been Trumped (2011)

In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.

Director:

Anthony Baxter

Stars:

Anthony Baxter, Michael Forbes, Sheila Forbes

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Anthony Baxter	...	Himself
Michael Forbes	...	Himself
Sheila Forbes	...	Herself
Martin Ford	...	Himself - member of the Democratic Independent Group of Aberdeenshire Council
David Kennedy	...	Himself, Dr., principal of Robert Gordon University
David McCue	...	Himself, the artist
David Milne	...	Himself
Susan Munro	...	Herself
Richard Phinney	...	Himself
Charles Skene	...	Himself
Donald Trump	...	Himself
Andy Wightman	...	Himself

Storyline

In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.

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Plot Keywords:

david and goliath | tycoon | sustainable development | ruthlessness | greed | 

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Taglines:

Donald Trump

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Mas ekanan trump-a

Filming Locations:

Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$4,497 (USA) (3 August 2012)

Gross:

$27,210 (USA) (9 November 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Montrose Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Moyers & Company: Suppressing the Vote (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Gliding Time"
Written and performed by Dominic Glynn
Published by Chappell Recorded Music Library

User Reviews

Enlightening & well worth a look...

Donald Trump is an internationally famed entrepreneur who is also a very successful businessman. His vast business empire has made him a billionaire in his native United States and he wants to build a golf resort. He wants to build it on a site of special scientific interest on the Aberdeenshire coast (Scotland). This documentary plots his total disregard for the environment and the local residents in his efforts to achieve his goal. He is not alone in this; despite the local council turning down planning permission on environmental grounds the Scottish Parliament overturned the decision. Trumps claims that what he's doing will preserve this fragile environment appear (at best) misled as we see the systematic destruction of the dunes and the harassment of local residents.

All this is seen primarily through the eyes of the few local residents that border the resort. He even uses the police to harass the team making this documentary. There is also testimony from environmental groups and even an economist; all indicating that this is a bad thing. It all seems very unbalanced until the end where we learn that neither Trump nor his representatives, the Grampian Police or the Scottish Government wanted to contribute to this film.

I love the way its shot with hand-held cameras and even amateur footage from one of the residents slipped in. There is also some vintage film showing how life was on the coast in days gone by and quite a lot of news footage. The biggest triumph for me though was the use of footage from Bill Forsythe's film 'Local Hero'. Anthony Baxter cleverly draws parallels between the (fictitious) situation in the film and the situation facing the residents around the site. A real eye-opener into how big business is conducted these days and it's not pretty. Mr Trump does not come out of this well and, on the evidence shown, deservedly so.

SteelMonster's verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

My score: 8.4/10

You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.