The Shift
Anna and Lucia, two women in their twenties, one Italian and one of Nigerian origin, take turns caring for Maria, a bedridden old lady living in a large, antiquated and silent house.
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
The Nutevio profile
Nutevio DNA
How The Shift actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve core traits Nutevio tracks across every film and series.
Signature profile
The Shift reads strongest on Emotion, Craft and Pace.
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Story overview
What It's About
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Anna and Lucia, two women in their twenties, one Italian and one of Nigerian origin, take turns caring for Maria, a bedridden old lady living in a large, antiquated and silent house. Anna looks after Maria during the day, while Lucia has the night shift: the change of shift is the only moment at which the two young women meet, but in that short span of time the differences between them flare up every day, in a conflict in which each asserts—one at the expense of the other—her own position in the world.
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- Release date
- Sep 9, 2021
- Runtime
- 0h 14m
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- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy
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