Directed by Petra Volpe, Late Shift stars Leonie Benesch (The Teachers' Lounge, September 5) as Floria, a nurse in the surgical ward of a Swiss hospital about to clock in for the late shift. What ...
A fully occupied surgical ward staffed only by two nurses and a reluctant apprentice sounds like a recipe for disaster. “Late Shift”, a slight and simple drama about one nurse’s torrid night at the ...
'The Teachers' Lounge' star Leonie Benesch plays an overworked, underappreciated healthcare professional juggling crises big and small in Petra Volpe's familiar but absorbing film. Structurally and ...
Following an overworked nurse during her shift at an understaffed, overstretched ward has been a box office draw in German-speaking Europe and was acquired for North America by Music Box Films. By ...
An elderly woman dies, and her three adult sons cling to each other, weeping, before turning on the duty nurse. She hadn’t seen their mother once, they blurt to the doctor. It wouldn’t have made any ...
According to a recent study, there will be a massive shortage of 40,000 nurses in Switzerland by the year 2040. This shocking statement provides the backdrop for Petra Volpe’s new film, a drama ...
German actress Leonie Benesch (September 5, The Teachers’ Lounge) feels that we’ve been inundated with medical dramas on television that offer unrealistic depictions of what actually occurs in a ...
Leonie Benesch plays Floria, a worn out public servant (emphasis on servant) trying to coexist with chaos and finding those around her wanting. That much is similar to her breakout role in “The ...