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The Midwife (2015)

A midwife's forbidden love story... separated by war, joined by love at first sight.

Genre : Drama, War, Romance

Runtime : 1H 59M

Director : Antti J. Jokinen

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Krista Kosonen
Krista Kosonen
Helena
Lauri Tilkanen
Lauri Tilkanen
Johannes
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Jouni
Leea Klemola
Leea Klemola
Aune
Tommi Korpela
Tommi Korpela
Gödel
Seppo Pääkkönen
Seppo Pääkkönen
Björne
Elina Knihtilä
Elina Knihtilä
Heta
Johannes Brotherus
Johannes Brotherus
Aleksei
Tiina Weckström
Tiina Weckström
Haataja
Jade Viljamaa
Jade Viljamaa
Lispet
Ylermi Rajamaa
Ylermi Rajamaa
Jaakkima
Armi Toivanen
Armi Toivanen
Kristiina Alatalo
Kaarina Hazard
Kaarina Hazard
Keskimölsän akka
Anneli Karppinen
Anneli Karppinen
Pöykön emäntä
Ausra Giedraityte
Ausra Giedraityte
Masha
Marius Repšys
Marius Repšys
Soldier in Tower

Crews

Antti J. Jokinen
Antti J. Jokinen
Director
Antti J. Jokinen
Antti J. Jokinen
Writer
Katja Kettu
Katja Kettu
Writer
Katja Kettu
Katja Kettu
Novel
Pessi Levanto
Pessi Levanto
Original Music Composer
Rauno Ronkainen
Rauno Ronkainen
Director of Photography
Benjamin Mercer
Benjamin Mercer
Editor
Donatas Šimukauskas
Donatas Šimukauskas
Casting
Kari Kankaanpää
Kari Kankaanpää
Production Design
Anna Vilppunen
Anna Vilppunen
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

THE MIDWIFE Official trailer

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