The Midwife
“A midwife's forbidden love story... separated by war, joined by love at first sight.”
2015•16•1h 59m•5.8•Released
DramaRomanceWar
Helena has worked as a kind of midwife on the eve of the Lapland War. She wants to leave everything behind, and a suitable opportunity arises when she falls in love with a German-Finnish officer Johannes, who is leaving to German-led Titovka prison camp in the Soviet Union. Helena enlists into the camp as a nurse, where she experiences the brutality of war.
Director
Antti J. Jokinen
Writer
Katja Kettu, Antti J. Jokinen
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
German, Finnish
Studio
Solar Films
Cast
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
Ida Giedraitė
Masha
Production
Company
Solar Films
Producer
Markus Selin
Producer
Jukka Helle
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