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The Nurse is a four-part Danish miniseries based on a true story.

It's sobering to realize that so many angel of death stories are true.

And here's another one - a newly-qualified nurse, Pernille (Fanny Louise Bernth) is excited about her new job. It's not considered to be the greatest hospital (the actual hospital was Nykobing Falster) but it's close to her ex- husband, allowing their daughter to see him more. The child is happy with new friends and school. Plus, Pernille starts seeing a good-looking doctor (Peter Zandersen) on staff.

So what could be wrong? There seem to be an inordinate amount of cardiac deaths on the floor. Granted, these are sick people, but they don't have heart conditions, seem fine, and suddenly die of heart failure.

Pernille hones in on one particular nurse, Christina (Josephine Park) on the night shift who causes a lot of drama and has been present at many deathbeds. She is considered by doctors and administrators as an exceptional nurse who has saved many lives. They don't notice that sometimes, these patients have sudden catastrophic problems before she saves them.

Before Pernille began working there, a man's death is ruled suicide, a doctor claiming the patient actually went to the medication room and administered the drugs to himself. As the man hated drugs, was not suicidal, and seemed happy when his brother saw him, his brother flatly refuses to accept it, and from time to time attempts to look into his brother's case.

I found that entire conclusion by the hospital absurd. I mean, don't we all break into hospital pharmacies and inject ourselves with the exact combo that will kill us? So right away you know that anything Pernille comes up with is going to be seen as incorrect.

This is not a flashy, action-filled miniseries. The acting is subtle, and the series is presented in a realistic manner. It could have been shorter as it's slow in spots. Nevertheless, it's chilling.

If it's true that all but one nurse rejected Pernille in the end (not that she cared) I don't understand their attitude. She stopped a murderer. A little gratitude would have been nice.

A true story of a nurse that kills patients by giving them drugs. If it sounds familiar it's because you've seen It before on a different Netflix series. There's a few differences, but it's a familiar story.

The acting is mediocre, the dubbing is poor, and it's a little slow. It's predictable, and boring at times but it's worth a watch if you've exhausted all other options and have a few hours to kill. Some reviews gave it 10/10 and some didn't like it at all but I found it to be average or a bit below.

The fact that it's factual is what kept me going. It was hard to understand the fact that the nurses at the hospital had unlimited access to the medicine room and they didn't keep track of the drugs. They'd never do this in the US, not with all the pill poppers in the world.

What a powerful dramatization of an actual heinous series of acts. ! As found myself glued to the screen early on. Soon after came the shivers. At one point I seriously felt shakes, stomach churning and by the last scene, and ears came falling quietly down my cheeks That's how compelling writing, directing, acting. I binged entire season in one sit. Though it has been a week since it is fair to say the show still has me in its grip.

Acting performances are way above par. I saw a bit of me and bits of my friends in Christina and Pernille. I had a close friend that not only looked exactly like Christina but also bore same personality, behavioural patterns of her as well. So , retrospectively speaking , on a personal level, it was poignant experience to revisit my memories of her through Christina. Character-building is deep, multi-layered, meticulously written. Don't miss out this compelling thriller/biographical drama brought to you by trusted Danish excellence:)

I was actually surprised at myself for not liking this series. Because I thought I would love a Danish production, Scandinavian film atmosphere and a slow-moving series. But I didn't like it and I got bored. While I like slow-paced movies, this mini series was too slow. I think it could have shot better. Acting wasn't bad. Of course, I don't know how good the acting is, as I don't speak Danish, but it think it is okay. The series was so boring that I didn't care that it was adapted from real events, that these events actually happened. So, I haven't done any research on these events. It didn't interest me. But the truth is that this event will remain a black mark in Danish history.

As I don't like long series, I just only go for the 3 or 4 parts-series. In the beginning you don't know who is de bad nurse, it just unfolds.. and then.. how do you get to the arrest? It's a extreme difficult situation, as no colleague wants to listen to a bad story about a so-called well-skilled nurse. The difficulties the whistleblower had to go through, are unimaginable. The story line with some personal, family issues in between, is very entertaining, in a real life sense. The filming is still very easy to watch, still nerve wrecking. That the 'good nurse' pulled the thing through is a big miracle, and she is a hero.