LATE SHIFT / HELDIN / ПІЗНЯ ЗМІНА

Leonid Nefedovich
Sep 22
2 min read

2025 / 92' / feature / Switzerland, Germany

Nurse Floria works with passion and professionalism in the surgical ward of a Swiss hospital. Her every move is perfect. She has an open ear for patients, even in the most stressful situations, and is immediately on hand in an emergency – ideally. But in the harsh reality of her daily routine, things are often unpredictable.

When she starts her late shift one day, a colleague is absent from the fully occupied, understaffed ward. Amidst the hustle and bustle, Floria looks after a seriously ill young mother and an old man desperately waiting for his diagnosis with the same care and routine as a private patient with extra demands. But as the night progresses, her work becomes more and more of a race against time.

Screenings schedule:

September 27, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Oscar Cinema, Venice Hall

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DIRECTOR - PETRA VOLPE

Biography

Screenwriter and director Petra Volpe studied at the Konrad Wolf Film University in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Her feature film debut, Dreamland (Traumland, 2014), was nominated for four Swiss Film Awards. In 2017, Volpe gained worldwide attention with her film The Divine Order (Die göttliche Ordnung). The film became a major box office success in Switzerland. It was sold to over 30 countries and represented Switzerland in the Oscar race.

Petra Volpe also wrote the screenplay for the film Heidi, the successful SRF series Labyrinth of Peace and The Golden Years (Die goldenen Jahre), which became the most successful Swiss feature film of 2022 in German-speaking Switzerland and was sold internationally, including in the USA.

In addition to her Swiss projects, Volpe works as a screenwriter and director in the United States. She is currently working on her fourth feature film, Frank & Louis. Petra Volpe lives and works in Berlin and New York.

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