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The Midwife (2015)

Original title: Kätilö

2015-09-04 · 1h 59m · FI
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A midwife's forbidden love story... separated by war, joined by love at first sight.

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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Antti J. JokinenDirector, WriterKatja KettuWriter

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Krista KosonenKrista KosonenHelenaLauri TilkanenLauri TilkanenJohannesPirkka-Pekka PeteliusPirkka-Pekka PeteliusJouniLeea KlemolaLeea KlemolaAuneTommi KorpelaTommi KorpelaGödelSeppo PääkkönenSeppo PääkkönenBjörneElina KnihtiläElina KnihtiläHetaJohannes BrotherusJohannes BrotherusAlekseiTiina WeckströmTiina WeckströmHaatajaJade ViljamaaJade ViljamaaLispetYlermi RajamaaYlermi RajamaaJaakkimaArmi ToivanenArmi ToivanenKristiina Alatalo

Keywords

LoveWorld war iiMidwifeNazi officerSs officer

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · War · RomanceTheme affinityLove · World War Ii · MidwifeMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · Romance · World War IiDirector preference165934

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What is The Midwife about?

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.

How long is The Midwife?

The Midwife has a runtime of 119 minutes.

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