

The Labour of Pain and Joy
2024, Finnish. Directed by Karoliina Gröndahl.
The birth experience affects the whole life. Two Finnish birth experts, midwife Kirsi and doula (birth support person) Anna-Riitta, work to improve birth practices and empower birth givers. Observational yet strongly cinematic, The Labour of Pain and Joy explores the personal, social and mythic levels of birth.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
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- Released
- 23 August 2024
- Original title
- Kivun ja ilon työ
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Karoliina Gröndahl
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The Labour of Pain and Joy runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Labour of Pain and Joy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 August 2024. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Labour of Pain and Joy?
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Who directed The Labour of Pain and Joy?
The Labour of Pain and Joy (2024) was directed by Karoliina Gröndahl and stars Kirsi Hjort, Anna-Riitta Kässi.