{"product_id":"apprentice","title":"Apprentice","description":"Product Description\n\n**SINGAPORE'S OFFICIAL SUBMISSION FOR THE 2017 BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE OSCAR**\n**NEW YORK TIMES' CRITICS' PICK AND THE VILLAGE VOICE'S VOICE CHOICE**\nWhen ambitious young correctional officer Aiman is transferred to the country's highest-security prison, he catches the attention of the seasoned chief executioner Rahim. Aiman's desire to become the hangman's apprentice is not only professional but born of an unspeakable urge to reconnect with a past that haunts him.\nBonus Features, include: Commentary with director Boo Junfeng; Short film by director Boo Junfeng, The Casuariana Cove.\nPackage includes: Directors' statement, Why-We-Selected statement, and chapter breaks.\n\nReview\n\nWINNER - Rising Director Award - Busan International Film Festival\nWINNER - Best Film - Asian New Wave - Q Cinema International Film Festival\nWINNER - Interfaith Award - Best Narrative Feature - St. Louis International Film Festival\nNOMINATED - Un Certain Regard Award - Cannes Film Festival\nNOMINATED - Best Film - Sydney Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Cannes Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Toronto International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Busan International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Melbourne International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - London Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Chicago International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Tokyo International Film Festival\nOFFICIAL SELECTION - Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival ---\n\nAt 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 as it reveals Rahim s buried rage and guilt over his occupation and Aiman's ambivalence when offered the chance to step into his new boss' shoes. --Stephen Holden, The New York Times (Critics' Pick)\n\nThe past is a noose around the neck of both death row inmates and those who pull the hangman's lever in Apprentice, Boo Junfeng's mysterious and nuanced prison drama. - Nick Schager, The Village Voice (Voice Choice)\nTightly focused and ambitious in its multiple themes... --Lisa Nesselson, Screen Daily\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B06XPV32ML\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B06XPV32ML.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Firdaus Rahman|Wan Hanafi Su|Mastura Ahmad|Boo Junfeng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41924435411002,"sku":"DBV.B06XPV32ML.A","price":10.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B06XPV32ML-0.jpg?v=1794543244","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/apprentice","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}