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title: 'The Midwife (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Antti Jokinen'
released: '2015-09-04'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Lithuania'
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-midwife-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3298600/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Midwife (2015)

2015 · 119 min · Drama, Romance · Lithuania, Finland

Original title: Kätilö

## Synopsis

The Midwife, 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Antti Jokinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/antti-jokinen)
- **Screenplay:** [Antti Jokinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/antti-jokinen), [Katja Kettu](https://cinepixo.com/people/katja-kettu)
- **Producer:** [Markus Selin](https://cinepixo.com/people/markus-selin), [Jukka Helle](https://cinepixo.com/people/jukka-helle)

## Cast

- [Pirkka-Pekka Petelius](https://cinepixo.com/people/pirkka-pekka-petelius)
- [Armi Toivanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/armi-toivanen)
- [Elina Knihtilä](https://cinepixo.com/people/elina-knihtila)
- [Lauri Tilkanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauri-tilkanen)
- [Tommi Korpela](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommi-korpela)
- [Leea Klemola](https://cinepixo.com/people/leea-klemola)
- [Johannes Brotherus](https://cinepixo.com/people/johannes-brotherus)
- [Tiina Weckström](https://cinepixo.com/people/tiina-weckstrom)
- [Krista Kosonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/krista-kosonen)
- [Seppo Pääkkönen](https://cinepixo.com/people/seppo-paakkonen)

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