The Midwife (2015)

Original title

Kätilö

Directed by

Antti Jokinen

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Lithuania, Finland

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

16

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Finnish midwife begins a passionate affair with a German SS officer during the Lapland War in 1944. Their relationship unfolds as their countries become enemies on the battlefield.

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What happens

The Midwife (Finnish: Kätilö), also known as Finland 1944 and by its working title Wildeye, is a 2015 Finnish romantic war drama film directed by Antti Jokinen. It is an adaptation of Finnish author Katja Kettu's bestselling 2011 novel The Midwife (Kätilö) set before and during Lapland War. The film stars Krista Kosonen and Lauri Tilkanen with Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Leea Klemola, Seppo Pääkkönen, Elina Knihtilä, Tommi Korpela, and Johannes Brotherus in supporting roles. The film tells the story about a love affair between a Lapp midwife and a SS officer set against the backdrop of the Lapland War, which opposed Finnish and German armies in 1944–45. The film won the Best Film and the Best Actress awards at the 2015 Waterloo International Historical Film Festival and the Best Actress award at the 2015 Shanghai International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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