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The Midwife

Original title: Kätilö
  • 20152015
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.3K
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The Midwife (2015)
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  • Romance
A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Antti Jokinen
  • Writers
    • Antti Jokinen(screenplay)
    • Katja Kettu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Krista Kosonen
    • Lauri Tilkanen
    • Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Top credits
  • Director
    • Antti Jokinen
  • Writers
    • Antti Jokinen(screenplay)
    • Katja Kettu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Krista Kosonen
    • Lauri Tilkanen
    • Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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    Kristina Skokova in The Midwife (2015)
    Krista Kosonen and Lauri Tilkanen in The Midwife (2015)
    Krista Kosonen and Lauri Tilkanen in The Midwife (2015)
    Pirkka-Pekka Petelius and Lauri Tilkanen in The Midwife (2015)
    Tommi Korpela, Krista Kosonen, Paulius Ignatavicius, and Lauri Tilkanen in The Midwife (2015)
    Tommi Korpela and Paulius Ignatavicius in The Midwife (2015)
    Tommi Korpela in The Midwife (2015)
    Krista Kosonen in The Midwife (2015)
    Krista Kosonen in The Midwife (2015)
    Krista Kosonen and Lauri Tilkanen in The Midwife (2015)
    "Wildeye", 2015
    "Wildeye" 2015

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    Krista Kosonen
    Krista Kosonen
    • Helena Alataloas Helena Alatalo
    Lauri Tilkanen
    Lauri Tilkanen
    • Johannes Angelhurstas Johannes Angelhurst
    Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
    Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
    • Jounias Jouni
    Tommi Korpela
    Tommi Korpela
    • Gödelas Gödel
    Leea Klemola
    Leea Klemola
    • Auneas Aune
    Seppo Pääkkönen
    • Björneas Björne
    Johannes Brotherus
    Johannes Brotherus
    • Alekseias Aleksei
    Elina Knihtilä
    • Hetaas Heta
    Tiina Weckström
    • Haatajaas Haataja
    Jade Viljamaa
    • Lispetas Lispet
    Ylermi Rajamaa
    • Jaakkimaas Jaakkima
    Armi Toivanen
    • Kristiina Alataloas Kristiina Alatalo
    Kaarina Hazard
    Kaarina Hazard
    • Keskimölsän akkaas Keskimölsän akka
    Anneli Karppinen
    • Pöykön emäntäas Pöykön emäntä
    Kati Rausch
    Kati Rausch
    • Concentration Camp Guardas Concentration Camp Guard
    • (voice)
    Jonas Albrektas
    Arturas Aleksejevas
    • Prisoneras Prisoner
    Kristijonas Bronusas
    • Anatolyas Anatoly
    • Director
      • Antti Jokinen
    • Writers
      • Antti Jokinen(screenplay)
      • Katja Kettu(screenplay) (novel)
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    • Trivia
      Although, Tommi Korpela is not exactly fat to begin with, for his role, he had to go on a strict diet and as result he cut down 20 kg from his earlier weight.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Sukuni salat: Krista Kosonen (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Chanson Triste
      Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performed by Johannes Brotherus

    User reviews5

    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    Give this a miss.
    Unfortunately this has to be the worst Finnish film I have ever seen. It has no redeeming qualities other than the occasional glimpse of the beautiful Lapland landscape and you would have had to have hiked there to feel even the slightest pang. The Finns can make some good, if slightly insular, war films bringing to life a little known part of the Second World War but I fail to see what the point of this was. Maybe it suffered from poor subtitling but I found myself wishing this was over after about half an hour. The characters were flat and unbelievable and the film lacked any pace of any sort.....it just trudged along. I wish I could be more positive but, no.....give this one a miss.
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    • anthonymcevoy
    • Sep 19, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 2015 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Wildeye
    • Filming locations
      • Kilpisjärvi, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Nordic Productions
      • Solar Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €1,803,780 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,460,914
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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