2016 · drama · singaporean
Apprentice
Directed by Boo Junfeng1h 36m2016
When ambitious young correctional officer Aiman is transferred to the country's highest-security prison, he catches the attention of the seasoned chief executioner Rahim. Aiman's desire to become the hangman's apprentice is not only professional but born of an unspeakable urge to reconnect with a past that haunts him.
Our read: Apprentice (2016) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · singaporean entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / singaporean, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
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