Tuesday, Switzerland Swiss Federal Office of Culture said that it had selected the drama of the director-director Petra Volpe Quarter -work As an official entry of the country for 2026 Oscars in the international race of long films.
The news comes the same day that Music Box Films said that it had acquired North American distribution rights in the photo, which features Leonie Benesch (The Teachers’ Lounge, September 5). Quarter -work Had his world premiere in Berlin Film Festival and focuses on Floria (Benesch), a nurse who sails in the incessant rhythm in a surgical room with unshakable dedication, infusing humanity and heat in her care for patients even if the change is in sub-effective. As the day intensifies, it turns into a captivating race against time.
“No one needs to present themselves to the subtleties of the Swiss health care system before seeing Quarter -work Because Petra’s film is universal, an anchored thriller which is easily relating to anyone who spends his working day on their feet, “said Brian Andreotti, responsible for acquisitions in music box films.” Leonie’s exceptional central performance is an endurance feat that leads to the dignity and the strength of Leonie nurses everywhere. The Swiss Oscars Committee wisely chose. »»
Previous volpe films included Divine orderwhich was the Oscar entry into Switzerland in 2018. The country won the Oscar in the category twice, for Dangerous move (1984) and Voyage (1990), the last time he came to appointment.
Quarter -work was n ° 1 at the box office for four consecutive weeks across Germany, Austria and Switzerland when she hit theaters in February. Trustnordisk sold the film to more than 50 countries and negotiated the US agreement with Music Box.
It is produced by Reto Schaerli and Lukas Hobi by Zodiac pictures, in co -production with MMC Zodiac, radio and Swiss television and SRG SSR. He received the support of the Federal Office of Culture, the Zurcher Filmmestiftung, the Federal Film Board Board, the Suissimage and the cantons of Aargau and Lucerne.
