Apprentice (film)
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| Directed by | Boo Junfeng |
| Produced by | Raymond Phathanavirangoon Fran Borgia Tan Fong Cheng |
| Written by | Boo Junfeng |
| Starring | Firdaus Rahman |
| Music by | Alexander Zekke Matthew James Kelly |
| Cinematography | Benoit Soler |
| Edited by | Natalie Soh Lee Chatametikool |
| Distributed by | Clover Films / Golden Village Pictures (Singapore) Version Originale (France) |
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96 minutes |
| Country | Singapore Germany France Hong Kong Qatar |
| Language | Malay English |
| Budget | SG$1.8 Million |
| Box office | US$52,991(France) SG$174,000(Singapore) |
Apprentice is a 2016 Singaporean 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 prisons officer meeting an older colleague, whom is revealed to be the chief executioner. As their relationships 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.
Prisons officer Sergeant Aiman has just been transferred from "Commonwealth" (referring to the former Queenstown Remand Prison) to the fictional Larangan Prison, the state's maximum security prison. Due to his vocational education background, he is assigned to watch the rehabilitating prisoners at the prison's workshop. Later on, while helping a colleague, Sergeant Joseph, to clear some stores at the prison gallows, he encounters the Chief Executioner, Senior Chief Warder (1) Rahim. He volunteers to help Rahim find suitable rope for the gallows, and the two men soon strike up a friendship.
Back at home, Aiman informs his older sister, Suhaila, of his encounter with the hangman. This puts a strain on the siblings' relationship; Suhaila is displeased with Aiman's dealings at work, particularly because their father was sentenced to death thirty years ago for murder, while Aiman appears to disapprove of Suhaila's relationship with John, an Australian expat.
At work, Joseph reveals to Aiman that he has stepped down as Rahim's assistant because, when tasked with carrying out an execution, he could not bring himself to pull the lever. The next time Aiman and Rahim meet, Aiman agrees to become Rahim's new apprentice. Suhaila calls Aiman to inform him that she and John are engaged. Aiman does not take well to this news and, out of spite, tells Suhaila that he is now the hangman's assistant. This greatly angers Suhaila and puts an even greater strain on the siblings' relationship. Meanwhile, Rahim teaches Aiman the tricks of the trade and shares his knowledge and experience with him, and their mentor-mentee bond grows stronger.
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