Apprentice

Film Movement | Release Date: March 3, 2017

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Ratings

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DawdlingPoetNov 26, 2021

This is very much a sobering watch - not an easy one, especially for the squeamish, or those prone to claustrophobia, for obvious reasons. I suppose it made me think, if but a little, of the film The Green Mile. The moral quandary of whetherThis is very much a sobering watch - not an easy one, especially for the squeamish, or those prone to claustrophobia, for obvious reasons. I suppose it made me think, if but a little, of the film The Green Mile. The moral quandary of whether it can ever be, or feel, right to take someone's life after them having taken someone else's, well, that's surely one of the oldest questions and most debated things in many hundreds of years, esp. since the rise of what's regarded as civilised society.

I thought this film did well at showing things from the point of view of the main character, Aiman, played by Firdaus Rahman. I would recommend this, as an example of a decent drama which is a piece of world cinema (its mainly in Malay, with some English dialogue). Its a tough watch due to the theme, as I say but otherwise its worth a watch.… Expand

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JLuis_001Feb 14, 2018

Complex, undoubtedly complex, if you watch it accompanied you will have an interesting post-movie talk.

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golemgacMar 6, 2017

Junfeng Boo delivers deep and well acted drama with really interesting subject. Although we won't find here many cheap, emotional tricks, we can feel that the movie didn't get the most from that complicated issue which is the death penalty.Junfeng Boo delivers deep and well acted drama with really interesting subject. Although we won't find here many cheap, emotional tricks, we can feel that the movie didn't get the most from that complicated issue which is the death penalty. Even if Apprentice leaves us with some thoughts, this controversial topic could have been more used in film to strike at spectator's mind and give him feelings how he would have be the executioner, the man who is a just tool in the hands of justice system. Instead, we got a story about young assistant, his sister and old hangman with unsatisfying, forgettable final which didn't live up to the rest of the movie. Probably it would have worked better if Firdaus Rahman had showed more passion to the main character or if we had got more interesting secondary performances. It's still good acting but I got the feeling that something is missing. In the conclusion we can say that it's decent drama for one time but someone will find here lack of aspiration to have stronger impact on the viewer.… Expand

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