Overview

• The Berlinale premiere of the film 'Heldin' served as a platform for nursing professionals to protest the ongoing staffing crisis in healthcare.
• Activist and nurse Franziska Böhler criticized political inaction on the nursing shortage, calling it a 'catastrophe in the making.'
• The film 'Heldin,' directed by Petra Volpe, portrays the intense pressures faced by nurses and has resonated deeply with healthcare workers using the hashtag #wirsindfloria.
• Germany's nursing sector faces significant challenges, with 32,000 positions left unfilled in 2024 despite nearly two million people working in the field.
• Lead actress Leonie Benesch and the film's realistic depiction of nursing have drawn praise for shedding light on the global crisis in healthcare staffing.