In 2003, Amy Loughren helped expose the crimes of Charles Cullen, an American nurse believed to be the most prolific serial killer in history.
starring Jessica Chastain as Loughren and Eddie Redmayne as Cullen. Inspired by Charles Graeber’s book, the film paints a damning picture of the US’s profit-driven healthcare system and the bureaucratic cover-up which enabled Cullen to continue killing despite years of speculation about his wrongdoing. Unlike other salacious true crime stories, though,isn’t here to centre violence.
Amy Loughren, Jessica Chastain, Tobias Lindholm, Eddie Redmayne and Krysty Wilson-Cairns at the UK premiere of The Good Nurse during the 66th BFI London Film Festival “In the movie, there’s a scene where Jessica – playing me – puts a sweater over his shoulders. And that really happened”CH: Working with a heart condition must have put an immense strain on you.