Apprentice (2016)

Directed by

Boo Junfeng

Genre

drama film

Country

Singapore, Germany, France

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

15

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young prison officer starts a new job and forms a bond with an older colleague. He comes to learn that this colleague is the chief executioner, and their growing friendship forces him to confront his feelings about capital punishment.

contemplativesomberrestrainedintimatemoral weightunsettlingslow-pacedemotionally grounded

What happens

Apprentice is a 2016 drama film directed by Boo Junfeng. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. The film focuses on a young prison officer meeting an older colleague, who is revealed to be the chief executioner. As their relationship intensifies, their backstories are revealed throughout the course of the film. It also touches on the death penalty from an executioner's point of view. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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