Melania Trump’s documentary has been pulled from all theaters in South Africa just days before its scheduled release. The film’s local distributor, Filmfinity, announced on Wednesday that it would no longer release Melania on Friday due to “recent developments,” The New York Times reports. 'Melania' documentary poster. The move comes amid ongoing tension between South Africa and Donald Trump, propelled by rising tariffs and the president’s widely debunked claims that a white genocide is being committed in South Africa. Mark Sardi, the chief executive officer of South Africa movie chain Ster-Kinekor, told The New York Times that he didn’t know why Filmfinity had pulled Melania, given that it had complied with all local regulations.