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Apprentice

2016

Boo Junfeng

Firdaus Rahman, Wan Hanafi, Mastura Ahmad, Boon Pin Koh ...

6.2

153

Drama Aiman, a 28-year-old correctional officer, is transferred to the territory’s top prison. He strikes up a friendship with Rahim, who is revealed to be the chief executioner of the prison, and one of the world’s most prolific. Can Aiman overcome his conscience and a past that haunts him to become the executioner’s apprentice?

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"At first 'Apprentice' seems to be a basic revenge film in which Aiman stalks the man who killed his father. But it becomes psychologically more complex"	POS
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"[Its] directorial flair and thematic complexity (...) should help further consolidate Boo’s own reputation as one of the region’s names to watch."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Boo’s earnest yet only intermittently engaging sophomore feature (...) serves as an indictment of capital punishment"	NEU
United Kingdom	Lisa Nesselson Screendaily	"Tightly focused and ambitious in its multiple themes (...) This un-showy and suspenseful story remains lively thanks to the excellent interplay between newcomer Aiman and prison hangman Rahim"	POS
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"Boo’s surgical eye and ear keeps Apprentice from turning into a miserablist slog (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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