The Gangster's Apprentice

The Gangster's Apprentice

1976 · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime

Crime film about a Copenhagen social worker who, out of boredom, seeks away from his environment and into the criminal underworld, which he soon becomes part of - with fatal consequences.

Directed by Esben Høilund Carlsen

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