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 |