Dokumentarfilm über die Eltern der Regisseurin Ivette Löcker, die seit 20 Jahren getrennt im gemeinsamen Haus leben.

Zhanna und Lyosha are survivors. The couple, now in their mid-thirties, became heroin addicts in the turbulent years of upheaval in Russia. They know their days are numbered, and pit their frail zest for life and gallows humor against this fact. The film draws on these moments and offers an intimate portrayal of a fragile and ambivalent love affair.

They are not only awake - they live in the night and with the night. Night Shifts is the portrait of a counter-world. The film follows the traces of people in Berlin who remain invisible during the day and accompanies them on their nocturnal journeys through the city, which are characterized by pragmatic routine, longings and dangers.