a hard-hitting documentary, critical of Donald Trump and his aberdeenshire golf resort, has become a runaway success in Canada after being turned down by the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) and refused funding by Creative Scotland. Last night its director, anthony Baxter, accused the festival organisers and Scotland's publicly funded arts agency of turning their backs on a controversial film because they were not prepared to upset the Scottish Government, which has backed the ?1 billion Trump project. Mr Baxter invited the public to "draw their own conclusions" after You' ve Been Trumped sold out in cinemas at Canada's Hot Docs festival in Toronto, and garnered good reviews from critics. The film is a spirited account of the confrontations between Mr Trump and the naturalists and local residents who opposed the building of the course and housing on unspoilt land. Given the headlines the project has garnered, Mr Baxter was taken aback when he was told by Creative Scotland that his film would not deliver an audience. He said he had also been advised by the EIFF that he had created "a political hot potato" and was denied the chance to have his British premiere at next month's festival. "By the time it was rejected by the festival it came as no surprise," said Mr Baxter. I have had closed doors everywhere I have gone in Scotland. Creative Scotland rejected it on the grounds of audience interest but this has turned out to be the most talked-about film at the biggest documentary festival in the world and it is packing out cinemas." Mr Baxter's appraisal of the film's commercial appeal is supported by the press. Variety said the film would have "more traction than most" documentaries, simply because it showed him getting under the skin of Mr Trump. The Hollywood Reporter devoted a full page to the film, while such is the interest in Mr Trump - who aspires to the US presidency - that its festival screenings have attracted the