Film Screening: Kätilö

Kätilö (The Wildeye) 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 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. This great film has won many awards both in Finland and internationally.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BUA9-dPdBc&feature=youtu.be

Free admission.

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