The Midwife

The Midwife

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

Directed by Antti J. Jokinen

Produced by Solar Films

2015119 min5.8 / 10

A melancholic wartime romance centered on a midwife's sacrifice and devotion, where love becomes an act of defiance against the brutality of conflict.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Midwife sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Midwife violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Midwife scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does The Midwife end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Midwife easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity63

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Midwife

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Midwife

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Midwife, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Midwife, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Midwife, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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