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'The Midwife' trivia and fun facts
As real as life
Catherine Frot actually delivered five babies during filming.
France and Belgium
Although the action is set in the Paris region, the birthing scenes were filmed in Belgium as French law prohibits the filming of babies of less than three months.
Seminci
The film premiered in Spain out of competition at the Seminci Valladolid Festival. It was the movie that closed the festival.
Older
Claire tells Béatrice she is 49; Béatrice replies that she always looked older than she actually was. Catherine Frot, who plays Claire, is actually 61.
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