When 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.
Acting
Wan Hanafi Su's Rahim: terrifying warmth, fatherly menace.
Direction
Boo Junfeng finds beauty in institutional cruelty.
Editing
That needle-drop training sequence will wreck you.
Director
Boo Junfeng
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Singapore rarely discusses its mandatory death penalty publicly; this was the first local film to confront it directly.
The real Changi Prison gallows were demolished in 2020; this film preserves their oppressive architecture forever.
HK
MY
