The Midwife (2015)
September 4, 2015Release Date
The Midwife (2015)
September 4, 2015Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Krista Kosonen
Helena
Lauri Tilkanen
Johannes
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Jouni
Leea Klemola
Aune
Tommi Korpela
Gödel
Seppo Pääkkönen
Björne
Elina Knihtilä
Heta
Johannes Brotherus
Aleksei
Tiina Weckström
Haataja
Jade Viljamaa
Lispet
Ylermi Rajamaa
Jaakkima
Armi Toivanen
Kristiina Alatalo
Kaarina Hazard
Keskimölsän akka
Anneli Karppinen
Pöykön emäntä
Ausra Giedraityte
Masha
Marius Repšys
Soldier in Tower
Antti J. Jokinen
Director / Screenplay
Katja Kettu
Novel / Screenplay
Pessi Levanto
Original Music Composer
Rauno Ronkainen
Director of Photography
Benjamin Mercer
Editor
Donatas Šimukauskas
Casting
Kari Kankaanpää
Production Design
Anna Vilppunen
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 4, 2015
Original NameKätilö
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Budget$1,803,780
Box Office$2,460,914
Filming LocationsLapland, Finland · Finnmark, Norway · Lithuania
Genres
Wiki.
Wildeye (Finnish: Kätilö), also known as Finland 1944, 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.