Apprentice
Spring Grant 2015 - Post-Production Stage
Junfeng Boo / Feature Narrative / Singapore, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Qatar / 2016 / 96 min / Colour / Original Language: Malay / Interests: Drama, Social Issues, Psychological
Synopsis
Aiman, a 28-year-old Malay correctional officer, lives with his older sister Suhaila in a modest housing estate. When he is transferred to the region’s top prison, he soon takes an interest in a 65-year-old sergeant named Rahim, while the older man takes notice of the principled and diligent Aiman. It turns out that the charismatic Rahim is the prison’s long-serving chief executioner. As Aiman’s friendship with Rahim grows closer, however, his rapport with his sister deteriorates. When Rahim’s assistant quits and he asks Aiman to be his apprentice, Suhaila becomes extremely upset, and a past tragedy returns to haunt the present. Will Aiman overcome his conscience to become Rahim’s apprentice – and possibly the next executioner?
Credits
- Director
- Junfeng Boo
- Screenwriter
- Junfeng Boo
- Producer
- Raymond Phathanavirangoon, Fran Borgia, Fong Cheng Tan
- Production Company
- Peanut Pictures
About the Director
Boo Junfeng was trained at film schools in Singapore and Spain. His short films ‘Katong Fugue’ (2007) and ‘Homecoming’ (2008) were in competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, while ‘The Casuarina Cove’ (2009) was selected for the Berlin International Film Festival. He made his feature-length directorial debut in 2010 with ‘Sandcastle’, which had its premiere at the Critics’ Week at the Festival de Cannes. The film was subsequently invited to film festivals in Toronto, Busan, Vancouver and others. It won several prizes, among them the Best Film, Best Director and NETPAC Jury Awards at the Vietnam International Film Festival.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Cannes Film Festival 2016, Un Certain Regard (WP)
Toronto International Film Festival 2016, Contemporary World Cinema
Sydney Film Festival 2016, In Competition
BFI London Film Festival 2016, Dare
Dubai International Film Festival 2016, Cinema of the W
Singapore's Official Submission for the 2017 Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Race
NETPAC AWARD, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2016
Contacts
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Director
Junfeng Boo
- Company:
- Peanut Pictures
- Phone:
- +6593652338
- Email:
- boo.junfeng@gmail.com
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Main Contact
Raymond Phathanavirangoon
- Company:
- SEAFIC
- Email:
- raymond@seaficlab.com