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The Midwife

2015·Movie
1h 59min
59
DecentGoodWatch score

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A , romance movie: , but never scary, .

Good for date night · friends night · drop-in friendly

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

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.
War DramaFinnish CinemaLapland WarLove in WartimeBrutality of WarPsychological ImpactHistoricalMelancholy

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Where can I stream The Midwife?

It streams in 5 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Midwife worth watching?

59
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59 (IMDb 6).

Is The Midwife good for date night?

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Yes: romance is 6 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

Will I feel good after watching The Midwife?

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is The Midwife in English?

FinnishGerman

No, it was made in Finnish, with some German.