'The Midwife' 2015
Director: Antti Jokinen
Production company: Solar Films
Writers: Antti Jokinen, Katja Ketu (novel)
Starring: Krista Kosonen, Tommi Korpela, Lauri Tilkanen
'The Midwife' (fin.'Kätilö') is a romance-drama set during WWII in Finland’s Lapland province, a major European battle ground of the war. Based on Katja Kettu’s bestselling novel, 'The Midwife' turns on the love affair between a Lapp midwife and a Nazi SS officer set against the backdrop of the Lapland War, which opposed Finnish and Germany armies in 1944-45. The themes in the story are international. It’s about conquering love and war, and class boundaries that are broken down.
The lead of the film Krista Kosonen has won the best actress award at the International Shanghai Film Festival:
http://yle.fi/uutiset/finnish_actor_scores_big_at_shanghai_film_festival/8092295
Nominated - The Main Competition with the Golden Frog Award - at 23rd edition of Camerimage, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography - The Midwife & DOP Rauno ‘Rane’ Ronkainen
Won - the Best Film award - at the Waterloo International Historical Film Festival in Belgium - The Midwife
Won - Best Actress - at the Waterloo International Historical Film Festival in Belgium - Krista Kosonen
Submitted & screened - the Golden Globes award in the Best Foreign Language Motion Picture - The Midwife
Submitted & screened - the Golden Globes award for the Best Performance by an Actress in Motion Picture - Krista Kosonen
