Waterford Film For All presents Late Shift (2025)

Waterford Film For All presents Late Shift

Nurse Floria clocks in for a late shift in a busy but understaffed ward. She attempts to juggle the needs of all her patients and their families – from siblings awaiting news of their seriously-ill mother, to a wealthy patient demanding private care. As the evening wears on, the pressure begins to get to Floria – and a simple but potentially grave error pushes her over the edge.

Leonie Benesch (The Teachers’ Lounge) gives a stellar performance in Petra Volpe’s (The Divine Order) new film. This is a tense, grounded and compassionate look at the reality of modern nursing, which also serves as a passionate plea for all staff and patients to receive the resources and support they deserve.

Festivals
Berlin International Film Festival, 2025

Reviews
“Paying tribute to an underappreciated profession, Late Shift offers a portrait of workaday courage.” – Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter

“A finely-strung hospital drama […] starring the phenomenal German actor Leonie Benesch which will twang on the nerves of any past, present or future patient, and the hearts of those who owe a debt of gratitude to a nurse.” – Fionnuala Halligan, Screen Daily

“Volpe’s script […] is stacked with various disparate narrative matters of literal life and death, but it’s Benesch’s presence that gives the film much of its tension, as we wonder at what point her character’s brittle efficiency is going to snap.” – Guy Lodge, Variety

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