Paper Mask (1990)

In the throbbing heart of a Bristol hospital's casualty department, Matthew, an ambitious yet lowly male nurse, finds himself thrust into an intoxicating dance of deception. When a young doctor meets a tragic end, Matthew seizes the opportunity, assuming his identity with nothing more than the deceased's papers and his own audacity. With each passing day, he struggles to keep up appearances, his lack of qualification becoming a ticking time bomb in the bustling ER. His nervous forgetting of basic procedures is viewed through kind eyes by Nurse Christine, a compassionate soul who becomes an unknowing accomplice in Matthew's charade. In the labyrinth of hospital corridors and life-or-death decisions, their friendship deepens, her trust in him growing even as she begins to unravel his secret. Yet, even with Christine's help, the gaping holes in Matthew's medical knowledge start to have lethal ripple effects. The high-stakes masquerade begins to crumble, turning their world into a nerve-wracking game of cat and mouse. Paper Mask is a chilling exploration of ambition, identity, and the dire consequences of deceit in the life-or-death world of medicine.

Paper Mask is a drama movie featuring Paul McGann and directed by Christopher Morahan.

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