The Midwife

"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.

Release Date

September 4, 2015

Status

Released

Original Title

Kätilö

Runtime

1h 59min

Budget

$1,803,780

Revenue

$2,460,914

Language

German, Finnish

Production Companies

Solar Films