The Perfect Patient

Sep 20, 2019

1h 50m

★ 6.3

The Making of a Serial Killer

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Brain Academy

Film i Väst

Nordisk Film Sweden

TV4

Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning

uMedia

The Perfect Patient Trailers

Cast

Hannes Råstam

Jonas Karlsson

Thomas Quick

David Dencik

Jenny Küttim

Alba August

Christer van der Kwast

Magnus Roosmann

Margit Norell

Suzanne Reuter

Birgitta Ståhle

Linda Ulvaeus

Seppo Penttinen

Christopher Wagelin

Sven Åke Christianson

Björn Bengtsson

Claes Borgström

Johan Hedenberg

Jan Olsson

Peter Andersson

Göran Källberg

Anders Mossling

Gry Storvik

Maria Grazia Di Meo

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