German actress Leonie Benesch (September 5, The Teachers’ Lounge) feels that we’ve been inundated with medical dramas on ...

The German actor Leonie Benesch has an issue with erratic pacing in films. "I find it awful when a character talks and then ...

Music Box Films has acquired the North American distribution rights for Petra Volpe’s “Late Shift,” which was revealed today ...

Switzerland’s Swiss Federal Office of Culture on Tuesday said it has selected writer-director Petra Volpe’s drama Late Shift ...

Music Box Films acquires US rights to Petra Volpe’s Late Shift, Switzerland’s official Oscar submission, starring Leonie ...

Leonie Benesch gives one of the best performances of 2025 in the hospital drama Late Shift, playing no-nonsense Swiss nurse ...

Leonie Benesch grew up in Germany without a TV and first saw footage — some of it re-created — from the Munich Summer Olympic attacks in 1972 while filming 'September 5.' ...

When Leonie Benesch‘s German agent called the actress about “September 5,” she knew what she was going to say. The script came from casting director Simone Bär, who died in January 2023 and ...

There’s a rot at the heart of healthcare. Late Shift shines a light on it with beautiful humanity and technical efficiency ...

Leonie Benesch grew up in Germany without a TV and first saw footage — some of it re-created — from the Munich Summer Olympic attacks in 1972 while filming 'September 5.' ...

Oscar season is about to kick into high gear with fall festival season just around the corner. The deadline to submit international feature selections is Oct. 1, so look for a flurry of announcements ...

Director Petra Biondina Volpe captures the chaos and pressure of a night shift at an understaffed hospital in a cinematic tribute to nurses that’s elevated by the unflashy skill of Leonie Benesch.