The Midwife

The Midwife (2015)

Kätilö

A história de amor proibido de uma parteira

Durante a Guerra da Lapônia, conflito entre a Alemanha e a Finlândia no rescaldo da Segunda Guerra Mundial, a parteira Helena se apaixona por Johannes, um oficial do serviço secreto alemão. Baseado no romance de Katja Kettu.

Data de estreia
2015-09-04
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (36)
Duração
1 h 59 min
Géneros
Drama, Romance, Guerra
Realizador
Antti J. Jokinen

Elenco

Curiosidades

  • Baseado em: The Midwife
  • Filmado em: Lituânia, Finnmark e Lapônia

The Midwife, also known as Finland 1944 and by its working title Wildeye, is a 2015 Finnish romantic war drama film directed by Antti Jokinen. It is an adaptation of Finnish author Katja Kettu's bestselling 2011 novel The Midwife (Kätilö) set before and during Lapland War. The film stars Krista Kosonen and Lauri Tilkanen with Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Leea Klemola, Seppo Pääkkönen, Elina Knihtilä, Tommi Korpela, and Johannes Brotherus in supporting roles. The film tells the story about a love affair between a Lapp midwife and a SS officer set against the backdrop of the Lapland War, which opposed Finnish and German armies in 1944–45.

Production

Principal photography began in Lithuania on 13 May 2014. Krista Kosonen who plays female lead, Helena, cut her hair on camera for the role. She also learned Finnish dialect from Katja Kettu's novel. Many cast members change their physical appearances; Tommi Korpela lost 44 pounds for his role as a SS officer; Elina Knihtilä lost 22 pounds for her character Heta, prisoner of war.

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