Born 22 April 1991 in Hamburg, Germany - Leonie Benesch #LateShift #TheTeachersLounge #TheSwarm
‘Dhurandhar’ Bollywood Sequel Breaks Out, Animated ‘The Pout-Pout Fish’, Met Opera Live — Specialty Box Office

Bollywood hit sequel 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge', ‘The Pout-Pout Fish’, latest Met Opera and ‘Marc By Sofia’ stand out at the indie film box office.

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New Indies Pop With Rose Byrne In ‘Tow’, Sergei Loznitsa’s Latest, Bestseller Kids Franchise, Big Bollywood Sequel & ‘Dead Lover’ In Smell-O-Vision — Specialty Preview
#News #DeadLover #DhurandharTheRevenge #LateShift #MarcbySofia #MiroirsNo3 #Palestine03936 #RanveerSingh #RoseByrne #SpecialtyPreview #ThePoutPoutFish #Tow #TwoProsecutors

https://deadline.com/2026/03/indie-films-opening-rose-byrne-tow-two-prosecutors-dead-love-1236760585/

New Indies Pop With Rose Byrne In ‘Tow’, Sergei Loznitsa’s Latest, Bestseller Kids Franchise, Big Bollywood Sequel & ‘Dead Lover’ In Smell-O-Vision – Specialty Preview

'Tow', 'Two Prosecutors' 'Dead Lover', 'Late Shift' are indie films opening in a lively weekend for interesting new specialty releases.

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‘Frank & Louis’ Review: Petra Volpe’s Terrific Prison Drama Explores Complex Issues Of Memory And Guilt – Sundance Film Festival
#Festivals #Reviews #KingsleyBenAdir #LateShift #PetraVolpe #Review #RobMorgan #Sundance

https://deadline.com/2026/01/frank-louis-review-petra-biondina-volpe-kingsley-ben-adir-rob-morgan-1236696507/

‘Frank & Louis’ Review: Petra Volpe’s Terrific Prison Drama Explores Complex Issues Of Memory And Guilt – Sundance Film Festival

‘Frank & Louis’ review: Petra Biondina Volpe’s terrific prison drama explores complex issues of memory and guilt – Sundance Film Festival

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‘Frank & Louis’ Director Hopes Her Sundance Movie Shines a Light on the Role of Caretaking in Prison

Petra Volpe, the director behind 'Late Shift,' tapped Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan to tell the story about finding humanity, dignity and compassion.

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Zurich Festival to Honor ‘Late Shift’ Director Petra Volpe at Oscar Screening

The Swiss director will receive the Zurich Festival's Golden Eye award at a FYC screening of her Academy Award contender in Los Angeles on Monday.

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Petra Volpe & Leonie Benesch Shine A Spotlight On Nurses On The Frontline In ‘Late Shift’: “A Lot Of Nurses Are Burnt Out” – Contenders International
#News #Awards #Awardsnews #ContendersInternational #LateShift #LeonieBenesch #MusicBox #PetraVolpe

https://deadline.com/2025/12/late-shift-writer-director-interview-switzerland-oscar-entry-1236638124/

Petra Volpe & Leonie Benesch Shine A Spotlight On Nurses On The Frontline In ‘Late Shift’: “A Lot Of Nurses Are Burnt Out” – Contenders International

An interview with ‘Late Shift’ writer-director Petra Volpe about inspiration for the film that focuses on nurses on the frontline.

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‘Late Shift’: Watch Peter Sarsgaard Interview Star Leonie Benesch and Writer-Director Petra Volpe About the Swiss Oscar Hopeful

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.

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