Apprentice

2016 [MS]

Action / Drama

39
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 63% · 26 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 1895 1.9K

prison death penalty hangman executioner

Plot summary

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.

Director

Junfeng Boo Photo
Junfeng Boo

Top cast

Stanley Huang Photo
Stanley Huang as Officer
Boon Pin Koh Photo
Boon Pin Koh as James
Crispian Chan Photo
Crispian Chan as Randy
Marcus Mok Photo
Marcus Mok as Mr. Siew
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
715.21 MB
1280*682
Ms 2.0
NR
Subtitles ms  
24 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 1
1.47 GB
1920*1024
Ms 2.0
NR
Subtitles ms  
24 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by chrisgallen-07622 8 / 10

An good watch

I have just watched this film on BBC 4 and really enjoyed it. It makes no judgement for or against capital punishment, the rights or wrongs of those who carry it out. It a short, un-melodramatic film which sees all sides of the argument, the executioner, the family and the perpetrator. The end was ambiguous and slightly contrived but overall it was well made and well acted. I'm glad I watched it.
Reviewed by shakercoola 6 / 10

Dark mentor-protégé relationship drama is gripping

A simple revenge story transforms into a film about rage, guilt and acceptance. Set in Singpore it deals with a young prison officer who comes face-to-face with not only the hangman who pulled the lever that hung and killed his father, but also face-to-face with others who face capital punishment, and the complication of his part in their fate too. The story is effectively told with drip-feed revelations and a mounting tension as the plot takes the character into successively grim scenarios. Thematically, it is simple, however, and the film stops short of broaching the subject of legal killings - broadly, or the one pertaining to the character.
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