Late Shift

2025 [GERMAN]

Crime / Drama / Thriller

11
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 91% · 11 reviews
IMDb Rating 8.2/10 10 1076 1.1K

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Plot summary

An entirely ordinary day on the beds ward of a surgical department. The nursing team is understaffed due to a shortage of personnel. Despite the hectic environment, Floria cares for her patients with expertise and full dedication. Although she gives her all, the shift gradually spirals out of control – until it eventually leads to a dramatic outburst.

Director

Petra Biondina Volpe Photo
Petra Biondina Volpe

Top cast

Leonie Benesch Photo
Leonie Benesch as Floria Lind
Alireza Bayram Photo
Alireza Bayram as Jan Sharif
Lale Yavas Photo
Lale Yavas as Frau Morina
Jürg Plüss Photo
Jürg Plüss as Herr Severin
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
843.62 MB
1280*640
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 100+
1.69 GB
1920*960
German 5.1
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by threporter 8 / 10

Great Swiss-German movie about the stressful job of a nurse.

The movie shows the daily routine of a nurse in a Swiss hospital when there are not enough nurses. This is already and will become a huge problem in the future due to the increasing age of the population and the decreasing number of skilled workers such as nurses.Leonie Benesch is great once again, just like in "Teachers' Lounge" and "September 5".The movie shows a realistic scenario in a full hospital and is barely stereotypical especially compared to other hospitals movies.The camera work of Judith Kaufmann is fantastic and displays the physical pressure excellent. It feels like we are walking with Floria through the hospital and observe her like in a documentary.
Reviewed by paycheckberner 10 / 10

I wish it were fiction, but it's not.

As a nurse, I can confirm that there are many shifts on many wards just like this. A lot of the work happening between scenes was left out, and a few corners were definitely cut. I work in a different setting, and I have deep respect for every colleague who can handle that kind of work for more than just a few days. It could be such a beautiful profession - if it weren't being destroyed by greed, ignorance, and systemic violence. Sadly, many people still have no idea what it really takes to keep going.Fewer and fewer people are even interested in learning this kind of work anymore.Good luck trying to fix that with AI....
Reviewed by ZeddaZogenau 9 / 10

The third consecutive Leonie BENESCH classic

This film review is dedicated to nurse Miri and male nurse Jörg, who selflessly supported me during those difficult days in March a few years ago. Unforgotten and with great gratitude!The Swiss film by Petra VOLPE follows nurse Floria Lind (Leonie BENESCH) during her late shift at a hospital near Basel. The ward where Floria works is chronically understaffed. On top of that, someone is absent due to illness. Selflessly, the young nurse tries to do justice to her diverse patients, some of whom are terminally ill. Like a thriller, events escalate during this particular late shift and culminate in a special action.Making the late shift the subject of a film was a wise decision by the director. The patients are still awake and venting their despair. The doctors and nurses of the day are exhausted and are clamoring for their long-awaited end of the day. This special atmosphere is captured brilliantly by the quasi-documentary film, which is in fact a stylized monument to all the self-sacrificing people in hospitals around the world.Hamburg-born actress Leonie BENESCH (2023 EUROPEAN FILM AWARD: nomination for THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE) plays this role - as usual - phenomenally well. This actress has the potential to appeal to a global audience. She brings an extraordinary radiance and inner truth to her characters - whether in television series such as BABYLON BERLIN and THE SWARM or in cinematic masterpieces such as THE WHITE RIBBON, THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE, and SEPTEMBER 5. It's regrettable that former festival director Carlo CHATRIAN had neither a competition slot available for THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE in 2023 nor one for SEPTEMBER 5 in 2024. The fact that the then BERLINALE director failed to recognize the potential of these performances by Leonie BENESCH remains a tragic oversight. However, it's a bad sign that the new BERLINALE director, Tricia TUTTLE, was also unable to find a place for the third consecutive Leonie BENESCH classic in the Berlin Film Festival's competition. Not a good prospect for the future of the BERLINALE!This film from German-speaking Switzerland is something truly special that shouldn't be missed! Be sure to see it on the big screen, if possible!
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