Wildeye (), 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. 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 13 May 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 SS officer; Elina Knihtilä lost 22 pounds for her character Heta, prisoner of war. On 10 April 2015 Jokinen informed in an interview that the production of the film was finished and that the film was complete. Accolades References External links 2015 films 2010s Finnish-language films Finnish war drama films Finnish historical films Finnish drama films 2015 war drama films Films based on Finnish novels Films set in 1944 Films set in 1945 Films about Nazi Germany Films set in Finland Films shot in Lithuania Films shot in Norway Finnish World War II films Films directed by Antti Jokinen 2015 drama films