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The Disciple

The Disciple

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 27, 2013

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Drama, Thriller

User Score

63%

Original Title

Lärjungen

Production Companies

Långfilm Productions Finland

Director

Ulrika Bengts

Description

The Disciple is set in the summer of 1939, when 13-year-old Karl arrives in the Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea to work as lighthouse master Hasselbond’s assistant. Hasselbond, however, turns him down because of his young age. Karl struggles desperately to stay on and makes friends with Hasselbond’s oppressed son, Gustaf, but their friendship changes to rivalry and hate when Hasselbond starts to favor Karl over his own son.