Wildeye
2015 Finnish film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wildeye (Finnish: Kätilö), also known as Finland 1944, 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.[1][2] The film won the Best Film and the Best Actress awards at the 2015 Waterloo International Historical Film Festival and the Best Actress award at the 2015 Shanghai International Film Festival.
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Directed by | Antti Jokinen |
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Based on | Kätilö by Katja Kettu |
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Cinematography | Rauno Ronkainen |
Edited by | Benjamin Mercer |
Music by | Pessi Levanto |
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Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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Country | Finland |
Languages | Finnish, German, Russian |