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THE PERFECT PATIENT (QUICK)
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Pre-Production - SWEDISH - Thriller - 110 minutes

Log Line

The true story of journalist Hannes Råstam who sacrificed everything in order to prove the innocence of the worst convicted serial killer in Sweden.

Previous markets

  • AFM 2018 (Debut)
  • Berlin EFM 2019 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2019 (Line up)
  • Busan 2019 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Mikael HÅFSTRÖM
Cast : David DENCIK, Jonas KARLSSON, Alba AUGUST

Producer(s) : Helena DANIELSSON (Brain Academy)

Synopsis

THE PERFECT PATIENT is the captivating story about the biggest legal scandal in Swedish history,
the story about the reporter who questioned an entire legal system, a journalistic thriller about a
man who sacrificed everything in his search for truth. 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. However, no one was interested in exonerating and freeing the worst serial killer in Sweden, a
cannibalistic rapist who had been sentenced for eight murders and confessed to another twenty-five.
This tale lays out a puzzle for the viewer to put together as the incredible story behind the Thomas
Quick case is laid bare piece by piece. The audience will be continuously captivated by secret sources
and one person’s resilient sense of justice all the way until the overwhelming ending.

Production

Country(ies) : SWEDEN

CZECH REPU Mar 12, 2020 FILM EUROPE (CZ
SLOVAKIA Feb 13, 2020 FILM EUROPE (SL


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