Wildeye

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| name = Wildeye

| image = Kätilö.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Antti Jokinen

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Markus Selin
Jukka Helle

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| writer = {{Plainlist|

Antti Jokinen
Katja Kettu

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| based_on = {{based on|Kätilö|Katja Kettu}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| cinematography = Rauno Ronkainen

| editing = Benjamin Mercer

| music = Pessi Levanto

| studio = Solar Films

| distributor = Nordisk Film

| released = {{Film date|2015|09|04|df=y}}

| runtime = 119 minutes

| country = Finland

| language = Finnish, German, Russian

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Wildeye ({{langx|fi|Kätilö}}), also known as The Midwife and 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.nordicproductions.lt/katilo,-2014|title="Katilo", 2014|accessdate=2014-08-15 |work=Nordic Productions}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cinando.com/DefaultController.aspx?PageId=FicheFilm&IdC=3292&IdF=182829 |title= WILDEYE (KÄTILÖ)|accessdate=2014-08-15 |work= Cinando}} 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.

Cast

Krista Kosonen as Helena
Lauri Tilkanen as Johannes
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius as Jouni
Leea Klemola as Aune
Seppo Pääkkönen as Björne
Elina Knihtilä as Heta
Tommi Korpela as a Nazi SS officer Gödel
Johannes Brotherus as Aleksei

Production

Principal photography began in Lithuania on 13 May 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.solarfilms.com/uutiset/2014/fi_FI/katilon_kuvaukset_alkavat/ |title=Antti J. Jokisen Kätilö-elokuvan kuvaukset alkavat Liettuassa tänään |accessdate=2014-08-15 |work=Solar Films |language=Finnish}} Krista Kosonen who plays female lead, Helena, cut her hair on camera for the role.{{cite web |url= http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-1288715444418.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140720001244/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-1288715444418.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 20 July 2014|title=Krista Kososen hiukset kynittiin kameran edessä - katso kuva|accessdate=2014-08-15 |work=Ilta-Sanomat |language=Finnish}} 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-1288715858876.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140720173311/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-1288715858876.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 20 July 2014|title= Tommi Korpela laihdutti natsiupseerin roolia varten 20 kiloa - katso kuva!|accessdate=2014-08-15 |work=Ilta-Sanomat |language=Finnish}}{{cite web |url= http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-1288715912028.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140721164515/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-1288715912028.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 21 July 2014|title= Elina Knihtilä laihdutti roolia varten – yli 10 kiloa lähti|accessdate=2014-08-15 |work=Ilta-Sanomat |language=Finnish}} On 10 April 2015 Jokinen informed in an interview that the production of the film was finished and that the film was complete.{{cite web |url= https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2015040919491558|title= Antti J. Jokisen Kätilö valmistui: "Koskettava projekti"|access-date=2015-04-10 |work=Iltalehti |language=Finnish}}

Accolades

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scope="row"\|Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress \| 21 June 2015 \| Best Actress \| {{sort\|Kosonen\|Krista Kosonen}} \| {{won}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|url=http://www.siff.com/InformationEn/ViewNews.aspx?CategoryID=56260261-ad28-4cdd-a7f7-e94787c64af6&SubCategoryID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&ParentCategoryID=f0e6f83d-2066-46ad-a1d2-86460297c619\|title=Golden Goblet Award Winners of the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival\|publisher=Shanghai International Film Festival\|date=June 21, 2015\|accessdate=June 22, 2015}}

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scope="row"|Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress

| 21 June 2015

| Best Actress

| {{sort|Kosonen|Krista Kosonen}}

| {{won}}

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