The Midwife (Kätilö) 8 years old

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

The Midwife

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.

Credits

The Midwife Cast

Name Character
Tommi Korpela He was 47, now 55 years old as Gödel
Krista Kosonen She was 32, now 40 years old as Helena
Elina Knihtilä She was 44, now 52 years old as Heta
Seppo Pääkkönen He was 58, now 66 years old as Björne
Leea Klemola She was 50, now 58 years old as Aune
Lauri Tilkanen He was 27, now 36 years old as Johannes
Ylermi Rajamaa as Jaakkima
Tiina Weckström She was 59, now 67 years old as Haataja
Kaarina Hazard She was 49, now 58 years old as Keskimölsän akka
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius He was 62, now 70 years old as Jouni

The Midwife Crew

Name Department
Antti Jokinen as Director. He was 47 (now 56) years old Directing
Antti Jokinen as Writer. He was 47 (now 56) years old Writing
Donatas Šimukauskas as Casting. He was 35 (now 44) years old Production
The Midwife poster
The Midwife (8 years)

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

  • Release day: Friday, September 04, 2015
  • Runtime: 119 minutes
  • Budget: 1803780.00
  • Revenue: 2460914.00