Apprentice (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)

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After making a splash at the International Critics Week with his 2010 debut feature Sandcastle, Singapore director Boo Junfeng returned to the Cannes Film Festival in 2016 with Apprentice, which screened in the Un Certain Regard sidebar. Bringing audiences into the inner workings of a maximum security prison, the introspective drama explores the psyche & conflicts of a young executioners assistant who is grappling with his choice of profession & his relationship with his seasoned mentor.

Soon after transferring to the states maximum security prison, correctional officer Aiman (Firdaus Rahman) meets & befriends chief executioner Rahim (Wan Hanafi Su). In need of an assistant & a successor, Rahim takes Aiman under his wing as an apprentice. Aimans new position greatly strains relations with his sister as their own father was executed years ago, but he persists with the training. However, he begins to question his decision when he witnesses firsthand the grueling significance of taking a life & his family background comes to light.