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The Midwife (2015)

Kätilö (original title)
| Drama, Romance, War | 4 September 2015 (Finland)
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A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.

Director:

Antti Jokinen (as Antti J. Jokinen)

Writers:

Antti Jokinen (screenplay) (as Antti J. Jokinen), Katja Kettu (screenplay) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Krista Kosonen, Lauri Tilkanen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Krista Kosonen ... Helena Alatalo
Lauri Tilkanen ... Johannes Angelhurst
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius ... Jouni
Tommi Korpela ... Gödel
Leea Klemola ... Aune
Seppo Pääkkönen Seppo Pääkkönen ... Björne
Johannes Brotherus ... Aleksei
Elina Knihtilä Elina Knihtilä ... Heta
Tiina Weckström Tiina Weckström ... Haataja
Jade Viljamaa Jade Viljamaa ... Lispet
Ylermi Rajamaa Ylermi Rajamaa ... Jaakkima
Armi Toivanen Armi Toivanen ... Kristiina Alatalo
Kaarina Hazard ... Keskimölsän akka
Anneli Karppinen Anneli Karppinen ... Pöykön emäntä
Kati Rausch ... Concentration Camp Guard (voice)
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Storyline

A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1944 | nudity | bare breasts | german | affection | See All (48) »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Official Sites:

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Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish | German

Release Date:

4 September 2015 (Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

A bába See more »

Filming Locations:

Kilpisjärvi, Finland See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,803,780 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,460,914
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordic Productions, Solar Films See more »
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Technical Specs

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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

For her role, Elina Knihtilä cut her long hair and went on a diet and after this she weighted over 10 kg less. See more »

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Soundtracks

Chanson Triste
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Johannes Brotherus
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beautiful. but not more
6 March 2016 | by Kirpianuscus – See all my reviews

a war film. not different by many others. same story of love in war time, same soft illustration of Nazi crimes, same moral lesson in nice package. the photography is remarkable, the acting is an interesting exercise to use minimalism for save the character, the music in beautiful but, after few strange errors , it is obvious its great sin - it not gives something new. despite the story, the film seems be only a large picture, cold , gray, and the emotion seems be the duty of viewer to imagine it. a film who remains beautiful. like a lot of films about same theme. but the courage to exploring key-details , the craziness of war as stage for a touching love story is missing.
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