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Based on true events, The Perfect Patient combines gripping Nordic noir with a humanistic story about a relentless and resourceful search for the truth. Thomas Quick is the most notorious serial killer ever convicted in Sweden.
From the psychiatric prison where he is serving a life sentence, he claims that he was also a cannibalistic rapist and confesses to another 25 murders beyond the eight he was originally sentenced for. Some years into his sentence, Quick’s life is changed by Hannes Råstam, a prize-winning investigative reporter. Without much support from the authorities who are only too pleased to have these gruesome murders declared solved, Råstam dedicates himself to unmasking the legal chaos that resulted in Quick’s conviction. Director Mikael Håfström returns to his native Sweden and carefully lays out the pieces of the puzzle, while illustrating the term “beyond reasonable doubt.” (Alissa Simon)
Director Biography
Born in 1960 in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied at the University of Stockholm and the School of Visual Arts. He has directed numerous international productions, perhaps most notably Evil (Ondskan) (1993) which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards.
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