Apprentice
Apprentice- Director
- Boo Junfeng
- Country
- Singapore, France, Germany
- Year
- 2016
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Boo Junfeng
- Cast
- Gerald Chew, Crispian Chan, Wan Hanafi Su, Sean Tobin, Mastura Ahmad
- Production
- Cinéma Defacto, augenschein Filmproduktion, Akanga Film Productions [SG], Peanut Pictures [SG], Zhao Wei Films [SG]
Storyline
Aiman is a 28-year-old Malay correctional officer who is recently transferred to the territory's top prison. His parents have long passed away, leaving only his older sister Suhaila as his sole family member. At his new workplace, Aiman seems to take an unusual interest in another colleague - a 65-year-old Chinese sergeant named Koon. Aiman begins following and observing him from afar. Soon, it is revealed that the charismatic and jocular Koon is actually the long-serving chief executioner of the prison, and one of the most prolific in the world. Koon also takes notice of the smart and diligent Aiman, and the two strike up an unusual friendship. When Koon's assistant suddenly quits after a botched execution, the powerful and influential sergeant begins to make plans for Aiman to become his new apprentice. Can Aiman overcome his conscience and a traumatic past to become the next chief executioner?
Festivals & Academy awards and others
Festival de Cannes 2016
Un certain regard
BFI London Film Festival 2016
Festival Internacional de Cinema d'Autor de Barcelona (D'A) 2017
Talents section
Call for proposals International Coproduction Funds
Media support 40.000€
Torino Film Lab (Cinema Defacto-FR, Augenschein Filmproduktion-DE & Zhao Wei Films-Singapore)
