Late Shift [Heldin], a film by director Petra Volpe about overworked nurses, is Switzerland's candidate for the Best International Feature Film award at the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles in March 2026. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was announced by the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) on Tuesday. In her film director and author Petra Volpe pays tribute to hospital nursing staff and accompanies a nurse on her late shift. The situation in the hospital is hectic due to a lack of staff, and the nurse, Floria (Leonie Benesch), is constantly under pressure. "A modest and committed protagonist becomes a heroine in a stressful working environment, impressively demonstrating the incredible challenges that healthcare staff around the world have to overcome every day (and night)," wrote the FOC jury. Late Shift [Heldin] had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Berlinale, in February. The Swiss-German co-production has been a ...
