New Trailer for Hospital Nurse Thriller ‘Late Shift’ with Leonie Benesch
by Alex Billington
June 27, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Will the doctor come today?” Vertigo Releasing has debuted an official trailer for the Swiss film titled Late Shift, opening in theaters later this year. One of the best films I’ve seen this year – made by acclaimed Swiss filmmaker Petra Volpe. The original German title is Heldin, which actually translates to Heroine (a female hero), but they’re not using this title for its international release. Late Shift originally premiered at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival earlier this year (here’s my full review). German actress Leonie Benesch (seen in The Teacher’s Lounge and September 5) stars as Floria, a dedicated nurse, tirelessly working in an understaffed surgical hospital ward. On this day her shift becomes a tense and urgent race against the clock. According to the WHO, the worldwide shortage of nursing staff is a global health risk. The film is both a respectful tribute to all care workers and a gripping plea for more humanity & social commitment. Last but not least, it shows how essential good care in the event of illness is for us all. Lead actress Leonie Benesch impresses with her powerful and captivating performance, which will leave everyone in awe of her emotion. Highly recommend catching up with this, mostly because it’s a beautiful tribute to nurses. Still waiting for final US release date.
Here’s the official UK trailer for Petra Volpe’s hospital film Late Shift, direct from Vertigo’s YouTube:
You can watch the original German trailer for Petra Volpe’s Late Shift film right here for more footage.
Floria (Leonie Benesch) works with passion and professionalism as a nurse in the surgical department of a Swiss hospital. Her every move is perfect, she always has an open ear for her patients even in stressful situations and is immediately on hand – ideally. But within the harsh reality of her often unpredictable everyday life, things usually look different. When Floria starts her late shift that day, a colleague is absent from the fully occupied, understaffed ward. Despite all the hustle and bustle, Floria looks after a seriously ill mother (Lale Yavas) & an old man (Urs Bihler), who is urgently awaiting his diagnosis, just as caringly and routinely as the private patient (Jürg Plüss) with all his extra requests. But then she makes a fatal mistake and the shift threatens to get completely out of hand. A nerve-wracking race against time begins.
Late Shift, also known as Heldin in German, is written and directed by acclaimed Swiss-Italian filmmaker Petra Volpe, director of the films Dreamland and The Divine Order (aka Die Göttliche Ordnung – one of my favorites) previously, plus a few other short films. It’s produced by Lukas Hobi and Reto Schärli. This was filmed on location at a Kantonsspital Baselland in Switzerland. The film premiered at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, and it already opened in Germany & Switzerland. Vertigo Releasing will debut Volpe’s Late Shift film in UK cinemas starting on August 1st, 2025. For more details visit the official site.
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