Film · 2016
Apprentice
Directed by Boo Junfeng · starring Firdaus Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su and Mastura Ahmad
- 1 h 36 min
- Drama
Singapore
- 7.7 Critics3 reviews
Synopsis
Aiman, 28 years old, is an official of the Malay prision that recently has been arrived to other correctional more dangerous. He decided to make a new friends in work and met Rahim, an old man who is 65 years old and he is been working his entirely life there. Soon, he will discover that Rahim is not an official, he is the the long-serving chief executioner of the prison. Aiman lives with his old sister, Suhaila, and will tell her that his boss wants that he would be his apprentice but to her is not a very good idea, because Rahim killed their father in the past.
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The essentials
- Runtime
- 96 min1 hour and 36 minutes
- How long is Apprentice?
- 1 hour and 36 minutes (96 minutes).
- Who directed Apprentice?
- Boo Junfeng.
- Who is in Apprentice?
- It stars Firdaus Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su and Mastura Ahmad.
- Where can I watch Apprentice?
- In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV.
Cast
Full cast (8)
- Director
- Boo Junfeng
- Writers
- Boo Junfeng
- Producers
- Boo Junfeng, Eric Khoo, Pang Ho-Cheung
Videos and trailers
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Photos and posters
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Reviews
All 3 reviewsWhat the critics say average 7.7 from 3 outlets
- 9.0 The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van Hoeij
One of Apprentice?s strongest selling points is how, in a very compact yet pleasingly dense way, it takes viewers into both the world of the executioners and the executed criminals? family members…
Read - 8.0 New York TimesStephen Holden
At first Apprentice seems to be a basic revenge film in which Aiman stalks the man who killed his father. But it becomes psychologically more complex.
Read - 6.0 VarietyPeter Debruge
The movie feels a little too sparse and literal in places.
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Trivia
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Ovation
The movie received an 8 minutes standing ovation during its premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2016.
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