Wildeye

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Wildeye
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAntti Jokinen
Written by
  • Antti Jokinen
  • Katja Kettu
Based onKätilö
by Katja Kettu
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRauno Ronkainen
Edited byBenjamin Mercer
Music byPessi Levanto
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • 4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
CountryFinland
LanguagesFinnish, German, Russian

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.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began in Lithuania on 13 May 2014.[3] Krista Kosonen who plays female lead, Helena, cut her hair on camera for the role.[4] 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.[5][6] On 10 April 2015 Jokinen informed in an interview that the production of the film was finished and that the film was complete.[7]

Accolades

Award Date Category Recipients Result Ref.
Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress 21 June 2015 Best Actress Krista Kosonen Won [8]

References

  1. ^ ""Katilo", 2014". Nordic Productions. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. ^ "WILDEYE (KÄTILÖ)". Cinando. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Antti J. Jokisen Kätilö-elokuvan kuvaukset alkavat Liettuassa tänään". Solar Films (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Krista Kososen hiukset kynittiin kameran edessä - katso kuva". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Tommi Korpela laihdutti natsiupseerin roolia varten 20 kiloa - katso kuva!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Elina Knihtilä laihdutti roolia varten – yli 10 kiloa lähti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Antti J. Jokisen Kätilö valmistui: "Koskettava projekti"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Golden Goblet Award Winners of the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival". Shanghai International Film Festival. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.