Heldin (Kommunales Kino (Koki))

In the organizer's words:

An ordinary day in the surgical department of a Swiss hospital. Seriously injured and newly operated patients have to be cared for, while privileged private patients demand extra sausages and the nursing team is completely understaffed due to a chronic shortage of personnel. Despite the hectic pace, Flora (Leonie Benesch) looks after her patients expertly and with complete dedication. Non-stop progress, always expected, demanded and pleaded for in many places at once: a long night shift at the hospital is condensed here into a breathless ninety minutes. Even after a short time, you wonder how much longer this can go on, when this competent woman will give in under the pressure, lose her patience or her temper or make a mistake that could be fatal. Every sick person is trapped in the unconditionality of their own suffering, their own fears, without thoughts or feelings for the fates right next door. Demands for soothing painkillers, for clarifying medical consultations, for comforting preparation for an operation - every patient is in need of protection and an imposition at the same time. Director Petra Volge's film has an almost documentary-like feel to it, as if Leonie Benesch were not playing it at all, but living it. Everyone involved is clearly serious about making a declaration of love to the overworked and underpaid staff on many hospital wards. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that this haunting, stirring film about a hellish shift in surgery will help to mobilize new staff for the profession.

Switzerland/Germany 2024, Director: Petra Volge, Actors: Leonie Benesch, Sonja Riesen, Selma Adin, 6+, 92 mins

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The municipal cinema Bremerhaven shows its film program every Wednesday at the CineMotion cinema complex in Bremerhaven.

Screening times are 18:00 and 20:30, other times are listed in the film program.

The films are presented without advertising and start directly at the specified screening times.

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