Secret of the Midwife

A slow, serious historical journey through superstition and hardship, with a quiet romantic tension and a constant sense of being an outsider.

Directed by

Roland Suso Richter

Genres

History, Tv movie, Drama

Starring

Ruby O. Fee, Steve Windolf, Susanne Wuest

Overview

Marthe is a girl with a special gift: she can cure illnesses. But the time she lives in is marked by superstition and godliness. When Marthe can not help the burgrave's wife from her village, the girl has to flee. Your path crosses that of Ritter Christian, who moves eastward into the Mark Meissen with a group of Frankish settlers. In the Middle Ages an unimaginably long and arduous way. Christian has a hard time avoiding the fascination of Marthe, but their diverse backgrounds make a relationship impossible and the settlers are afraid of the weird girl.

How it feels

Dark, earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Faith, isolation, survival, identity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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