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The Midwife

The Midwife

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

20155.81h 59m

Overview

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.

Directed by Antti J. Jokinen
Written by Antti J. Jokinen, Katja Kettu
Produced by Markus Selin, Jukka Helle
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

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

S

Seppo Pääkkönen

Björne

Elina Knihtilä

Elina Knihtilä

Heta

Johannes Brotherus

Johannes Brotherus

Aleksei

Tiina Weckström

Tiina Weckström

Haataja

J

Jade Viljamaa

Lispet

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookworld war iimidwifelovenazi officerlapland war

About The Midwife

The Midwife is a drama, romance, war film released in 2015 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, midwife, love, nazi officer, lapland war. Directed by Antti J. Jokinen, it stars Krista Kosonen, Lauri Tilkanen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius. 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.

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