THE MIDWIFE
synopsis
The Midwife is a romance-drama set during WWII in Finland’s Lapland province, a major European battle ground of the war. Based on Katja Kettu’s bestselling novel, 'The Midwife' turns on the love affair between a Lapp midwife and a Nazi SS officer set against the backdrop of the Lapland War, which opposed Finnish and Germany armies in 1944-45. The themes in the story are international. It’s about conquering love and war, and class boundaries that are broken down.
| international title: | The Midwife |
| original title: | Kätilö |
| country: | Finland, Lithuania |
| sales agent: | Picture Tree International |
| year: | 2015 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Antti Jokinen |
| release date: | FI 4/09/2015 |
| screenplay: | Antti Jokinen, Katja Kettu |
| cast: | Tommi Korpela, Lauri Tilkanen, Krista Kosonen, Andrius Ziurauskas, Elina Knihtilä, Leea Klemola, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius |
| cinematography by: | Rauno Ronkainen |
| film editing: | Benjamin Mercer |
| costumes designer: | Anna Vilppunen |
| music: | Pessi Levanto |
| producer: | Jukka Helle, Markus Selin, Milda Leipute |
| co-producer: | Ingvar Thórdarson |
| production: | Solar Films Inc. Oy, Nordic Productions |
| distributor: | Nordisk Film AB |
