The Tobias Lindholm film tells the real-life story of serial killer Charles Cullen, a male nurse who secretly killed hundreds of patients in American hospitals by drug overdoses.
The Tobias Lindholm film tells the real-life story of serial killer Charles Cullen, a male nurse who secretly killed hundreds of patients in American hospitals by drug overdoses.
The true story of a male nurse who secretly killed hundreds of patients in American hospitals by drug overdoses is presented on screen by an all-star team of filmmakers. the good nurse,
Based on a book of the same name, the good nurse Centers around ICU nurse Amy Loughren who helped uncover the murders committed by her colleague and friend Charles Cullen in 2003.
Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain plays Loughran, a single mother and cardiomyopathy sufferer who pulls long night shifts at a New Jersey hospital to qualify for health insurance. Struggling with the workload, she is relieved when the highly qualified Cullen, played by fellow Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne, is hired to work with her. The two quickly form a bond and Cullen helps Lauren hide her illness and care for her two young daughters. After the sudden deaths of two patients in the ICU, detectives became suspicious of Cullen and their previous employment at other hospitals. To catch him, they need Loughran’s help.
“It was very stressful because I’m playing a real person. I need to respect the heroic acts he has done, but then I also need to make sure it’s not sensationalized and fetishized for consumption.” And so it felt like a huge responsibility,” Chastain told Reuters at the film’s London Film Festival premiere on Monday.
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Cullen, who confessed to killing 40 patients, was sentenced to 11 life sentences. Investigators believe the actual number of patients they killed may be as high as 400.
“Meeting the real Amy Loughren, who talked about how this person was her close friend, someone she loved, someone she found funny and sympathetic, and she’s only met this killer, this killer, twice and this one There was a different person going. It was kind of an insight,” Redmayne said of playing Cullen.
Loughran, who retired a year and a half ago, traveled to London for the film’s premiere. “It’s such a difficult topic that I was really struggling to recover with being excited. And I didn’t want to sensationalize a serial killer,” she said.
“I’m so proud of what Tobias did with this story, that I can celebrate his art. I can celebrate Eddie working so hard at his craft. I can celebrate who Jessica is.” And he played me 20 years ago. It’s amazing. I feel proud.”
the good nurse Streaming starts on Netflix from October 26.