The Disciple (2013)
1h 33m
Running Time
September 27, 2013Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 27, 2013
Original NameLärjungen
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Filming LocationsÅland Islands · Lemland · Lågskär, Finland
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Wiki.
Disciple (Swedish: Lärjungen) is a 2013 Finnish Swedish-language drama film directed by Ulrika Bengts. It tells story of a stern lighthouse chief living on the Lågskär Island, who takes a 13-year-old boy who grew up in a approved school as his apprentice. As the boy shows more and more competence for the given task, the lighthouse chief begins to reveal his cruel traits.The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.