Wildeye

Wildeye (Finnish: Kätilö) is a Finnish romantic war drama film directed by Antti Jokinen. It is an adaptation of Finnish author Katja Kettu's bestselling 2011 novel 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 Nazi SS officer set against the backdrop of the Lapland War, which opposed Finnish and German armies in 1944–45. 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.

Contents

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• Cast
• Production
• References

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 May 13, 2014. Krista Kosonen who plays female lead, Helena, cut her hair on camera for the role. 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 Nazi SS officer; Elina Knihtilä lost 22 pounds for her character Heta, prisoner of war. On April 10, 2015 Jokinen informed in an interview that the production of the film was finished and that the film was complete.