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The Perfect Patient

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The Perfect Patient

"The Making of a Serial Killer"

2019

1h 50m

6.3(125 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A true and captivating story about the biggest legal scandal in Swedish history, the story about the reporter who questioned an entire legal system. Hannes Råstam was dedicated to proving the innocence of Thomas Quick and unmask the legal chaos which sentenced Quick to a life in psychiatric prison.

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Film i Väst

Nordisk Film Sweden

TV4

uMedia

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jonas Karlsson

Jonas Karlsson

Hannes Råstam

David Dencik

David Dencik

Thomas Quick

Alba August

Alba August

Jenny Küttim

Magnus Roosmann

Magnus Roosmann

Christer van der Kwast

Suzanne Reuter

Suzanne Reuter

Margit Norell

Linda Ulvaeus

Linda Ulvaeus

Birgitta Ståhle

Christopher Wagelin

Christopher Wagelin

Seppo Penttinen

Björn Bengtsson

Björn Bengtsson

Sven Åke Christianson

Johan Hedenberg

Johan Hedenberg

Claes Borgström

Peter Andersson

Peter Andersson

Jan Olsson

Creative team

Directed by: Mikael Håfström
Written by: Erlend Loe
Produced by: Helena Danielsson

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