Late Shift

2025 [GERMAN]

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

23
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 97% · 31 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 97%
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 8421 8.4K

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Director

Petra Biondina Volpe Photo
Petra Biondina Volpe

Top cast

Sonja Riesen Photo
Sonja Riesen as Bea Schmid
Leonie Benesch Photo
Leonie Benesch as Floria Lind
Alireza Bayram Photo
Alireza Bayram as Jan Sharif
Lale Yavas Photo
Lale Yavas as Frau Morina
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843.62 MB
1280*640
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 31
1.69 GB
1920*960
German 5.1
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Protestator 9 / 10

Too realistic

A very realistic depiction of the everyday professional life of a nurse. The atmosphere in the film is excellent, so much anxiety, stress and lack of time, that it often causes a raw mixture of emotions in the viewer. From anger, tension, to sympathy with the main character and hope for people. An excellent choice of characters, where each, in their own way, shows a certain type of human character and each, in their own way, affects the main protagonist. The camera is exceptional and through the entire film fantastically portrays the events almost exclusively following the main character. Dialogues are short, very realistic and meaningful. Leonie Benesh, in the role of the nurse who carries the plot of the film, is fascinating. And the rest of the actors, in the roles of patients, are up to the task. Although, in several moments, I had to collect my thoughts, due to too many memories that certain scenes evoked, the film is really excellent. Perhaps it is not for those who carry too much trauma from the hospital, because there is too little fiction and too much reality.
Reviewed by threporter 8 / 10

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 arungeorge13 9 / 10

When you're a nurse, there's no CLOCKING OUT! [+86%]

What a ride. More importantly, what a REAL, HARD-HITTING ride. At just 90 minutes, the film not only manages to strike an emotional chord but also tells the stories of so many people suffering various illness, through the POV of Floria (Leonie Benesch). That too, while carefully placing a spotlight on the real-world crisis of nurse shortage. Floria's really committed to her job, and it's shown to us through her interactions with several patients in the ward, including sweet ones, stubborn ones, depressing / terminally ill ones, and even the "entitled" ones. Director Petra Volpe closely follows Floria as she navigates a rather hectic evening, filled with spontaneous requests, immense pressure of follow-ups, and even having to deal with personal dilemmas.The beauty of the storytelling lies in giving us tidbits of information on Floria and her patients, making the each incidental revelation all the more impactful. Leonie Benesch puts in a fantastic performance -- one that's sure to linger in my head for a very long time for the subtleties alone. And as much as I hate being physically at a hospital, the film aggravated that feeling with its solid sound design and cinematography (characterized by long shots). This unprecedented health crisis is alarming, and I hope the world is taking notes. Late Shift, for me, is cinema mirroring life.
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