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The Midwife

Original title: Kätilö
  • 2015
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.4K
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The Midwife (2015)
DramaHistoryRomance

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.

  • Director
    • Antti J. Jokinen
  • Writers
    • Antti J. Jokinen
    • Katja Kettu
  • Stars
    • Krista Kosonen
    • Lauri Tilkanen
    • Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Antti J. Jokinen
    • Writers
      • Antti J. Jokinen
      • Katja Kettu
    • Stars
      • Krista Kosonen
      • Lauri Tilkanen
      • Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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    The Midwife (2015)
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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)

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    Krista Kosonen
    Krista Kosonen
    • Helena Alatalo
    Lauri Tilkanen
    • Johannes Angelhurst
    Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
    Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
    • Jouni
    Tommi Korpela
    Tommi Korpela
    • Gödel
    Leea Klemola
    Leea Klemola
    • Aune
    Seppo Pääkkönen
    • Björne
    Johannes Brotherus
    Johannes Brotherus
    • Aleksei
    Elina Knihtilä
    • Heta
    Tiina Weckström
    • Haataja
    Jade Viljamaa
    • Lispet
    Ylermi Rajamaa
    • Jaakkima
    Armi Toivanen
    • Kristiina Alatalo
    Kaarina Hazard
    Kaarina Hazard
    • Keskimölsän akka
    Anneli Karppinen
    • Pöykön emäntä
    Kati Rausch
    Kati Rausch
    • Concentration Camp Guard
    • (voice)
    Jonas Albrektas
    Arturas Aleksejevas
    • Prisoner
    Kristijonas Bronusas
    • Anatoly
    • Director
      • Antti J. Jokinen
    • Writers
      • Antti J. Jokinen
      • Katja Kettu
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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

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    User reviews6

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    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

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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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    • Budget
      • €1,803,780 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,460,914
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    Technical specs

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

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