Wildeye

Wildeye
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Antti Jokinen
Produced by	Markus Selin Jukka Helle
Written by	Antti J. Jokinen Katja Kettu
Based on	Kätilö by Katja Kettu
Starring	Krista Kosonen Lauri Tilkanen
Production company	Solar Films
Distributed by	Nordisk Film
Release dates	4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish, German, Russian

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.

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.

Accolades

Award	Date	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress	June 21, 2015	Best Actress	Krista Kosonen	Won

External links

• Wildeye at IMDb