Late Shift (film)

Late Shift
Promotional poster
German	Heldin
Literally	Heroine
Directed by	Petra Volpe
Written by	Petra Volpe
Produced by	Lukas Hobi Reto Schaerli Bastie Griese
Starring	Leonie Benesch Sonja Riesen Selma Aldin Alireza Bayram
Cinematography	Judith Kaufmann
Edited by	Hansjörg Weißbrich
Music by	Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Production companies	Zodiac Pictures Ltd MMC Zodiac GmbH SRF Swiss Radio and Television SRG SSR
Distributed by	Filmcoopi Tobis Film
Release dates	17 February 2025 (2025-02-17) (Berlinale) 27 February 2025 (2025-02-27) (Switzerland)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Switzerland Germany
Language	German

Late Shift (German: Heldin) is an upcoming Swiss-German drama film directed by Petra Volpe. The film focuses on a young nurse Floria, who works with unwavering dedication in an understaffed hospital ward, but on that day, her shift turned into a nerve-racking race against time.[1][2]

A Switzerland, Germany co-production film selected in Berlinale Special Gala section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival will have its World premiere on 17 February 2025 and later released on 27 February in Swiss theaters.[3]

Synopsis

Floria, a devoted surgical nurse in Switzerland, maneuvers through a demanding late shift in her understaffed ward. Despite the pressure, she meticulously tends to a critically ill mother, an elderly patient awaiting a diagnosis, and a high-maintenance private patient. However, a grave error brings her to the brink of collapse, threatening to derail her shift.

Cast

• Leonie Benesch as Floria
• Sonja Riesen as Bea Schmid
• Selma Aldin as Amelie Afshar
• Alireza Bayram as Jan Sharif
• Aline Beetschen as Evelyn Bühler
• Jasmin Mattei as Claudia Bach
• Urs Bihler as Mr. Leu
• Nicole Bachmann as Dr. Strobel
• Doris Schefer as Pascale Schneider
• Margherita Schoch as Mrs. Kuhn
• Lale Yavaş as Patient
• Pema Shitsetsang as Doctor

Production

Principal photography began on 22 January 2024 on locations in Canton of Zurich and Basel-Landschaft. Filming ended on 9 March 2024 in Kilchberg, Zurich.[4]

The film was shot in Cantonal Hospital Baselland in Basel-Landschaft.[5][6]

Release

Late Shift will have its world premiere on 17 February 2025, as part of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlinale Special Gala.[7][8]

It will be released theatrically in Swiss theaters on 27 February 2025 by Filmcoopi Zurich.[9]

References

1. "Heldin" [Late Shift]. Swiss Films (in German). 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
2. "Heldin" [Late Shift]. Schmidt Schumacher (in German). 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
3. Davide Abbatescianni (21 January 2025). "The Berlinale unveils the titles playing in its Competition and its Perspectives and Berlinale Special strands". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
4. "Late Shift: Feature Film, 2024-2025, Germany, Switzerland". Crew United. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
5. "Herdin, Schweiz Deutschland, 2024-2025, Spielfilm" [Late Shift, Switzerland Germany 2024-2025 Feature Film]. filmportal.de (in German). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
6. "Spielfilm «Heldin» entsteht als SRF-Koproduktion" [Feature film "Heldin" is being made as an SRF co-production]. SRGD (in German). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
7. Rosser, Michael (21 January 2025). "Berlin film festival reveals 2025 competition line-up 2025". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
8. "Late Shift". Berlinale. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
9. "Heldin" [Late Shift]. Film Starts (in German). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

External links

• Late Shift at IMDb
• Late Shift at Berlinale
• Late Shift at Zodiac Pictures