Late Shift

In Petra Volpe’s absorbing hospital drama Late Shift, The Teachers’ Lounge star Leonie Benesch delivers a quietly riveting performance as Floria, an overworked and underappreciated nurse navigating the relentless demands of a single overnight shift. The film unfolds almost entirely over those long hours, capturing the constant motion and emotional strain of a surgical ward that never slows. This is medical vérité: cleaning incontinent patients, managing bad behavior, and keeping cool when things are at a fever pitch.