Nursing Crisis Takes Center Stage at Berlinale with Film Premiere and Protests

The film 'Heldin' and a red carpet protest highlight the urgent staffing shortages and challenges in the nursing profession.

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.