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Night Nurse takes place inside a high-end assisted living facility where some residents have a nurse with them at all times -- one serving during the day and another at night. Many of the residents suffer from dementia. From the outset, director Georgia Bernstein makes it clear that she's not interested in exposing elder-care abuse. Heavy on atmospherics, Night Nurse embarks on a study of how care-giving relationships can be tainted by perversity and exploitation. Bernstein begins by introducing Eleni (Cemre Paksoy), a young nurse who's being interviewed for a job by the residential community's director (Mimi Rogers). Despite a shaky interview, Paksoy's Eleni lands the job as night nurse for Douglas Callum (Bruce McKenzie), a crank who's recognized as one of the facility's more difficult patients. Douglas's day nurse (Eleonore Hendricks) tries to clue the newbie into the ways of the place, which -- as we'll discover -- become increasingly weird. Douglas may not be as deep into…

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