Late Shift (2025)

Brilliant. Gripping. Intense. This multiple award-winning film has received rave reviews from critics around the world. Late Shift directed by Petra Volpe, is a 2025 Swiss-German drama that offers a raw, documentary-style look into a hectic, understaffed Swiss hospital ward. Starring Leonie Benesch as nurse Floria, the film critically examines the systemic emotional labour of the job and the physical toll of caregiving. Writer and director Volpe addresses a pressing global issue: the acute shortage of qualified nursing staff and how intense a shift can be.