The Perfect Patient2019
“The Making of a Serial Killer”
Directed by Mikael Håfström
🏆 2 wins & 5 nominations
The premise
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.
Horror Vault's take
Based on one of Scandinavia's most notorious legal scandals, this Swedish thriller follows a tenacious journalist who becomes convinced that a man imprisoned for a string of murders may not be guilty at all. As he digs deeper into the case, the cracks in the judicial and psychiatric systems begin to widen in deeply disturbing ways. What unfolds is a chilling portrait of how institutions can collectively manufacture a monster — and destroy a life in the process. The horror here is entirely human.
Content: Depictions Of Psychiatric Institutionalisation, Discussion Of Violent Crimes And Murder, Themes Of Psychological Manipulation
Cast
Jonas Karlsson
Hannes Råstam
David Dencik
Thomas Quick
Alba August
Jenny Küttim
Magnus Roosmann
Christer van der Kwast
Suzanne Reuter
Margit Norell
Linda Ulvaeus
Birgitta Ståhle
Christopher Wagelin
Seppo Penttinen
Björn Bengtsson
Sven Åke Christianson
Johan Hedenberg
Claes Borgström
Peter Andersson
Jan Olsson
Anders Mossling
Göran Källberg
Maria Grazia Di Meo
Gry Storvik
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