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Sisu

  • 2022
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Jorma Tommila in Sisu (2022)
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When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.

  • Director
    • Jalmari Helander
  • Writer
    • Jalmari Helander
  • Stars
    • Jorma Tommila
    • Aksel Hennie
    • Jack Doolan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    11
    1
    • Director
      • Jalmari Helander
    • Writer
      • Jalmari Helander
    • Stars
      • Jorma Tommila
      • Aksel Hennie
      • Jack Doolan
    • 222User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins

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    Aksel Hennie, Jalmari Helander, Jack Doolan, and Mimosa Willamo at an event for Sisu (2022)
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    Jorma Tommila
    Jorma Tommila
    • Aatami
    Aksel Hennie
    Aksel Hennie
    • Bruno
    Jack Doolan
    Jack Doolan
    • Wolf
    Mimosa Willamo
    Mimosa Willamo
    • Aino
    Onni Tommila
    Onni Tommila
    • Schütze
    Tatu Sinisalo
    Tatu Sinisalo
    • SS Soldier
    Wilhelm Enckell
    • SS Soldier
    Vincent Willestrand
    Vincent Willestrand
    • SS Soldier
    Arttu Kapulainen
    Arttu Kapulainen
    • Rower
    Elina Saarela
    • Saara
    Ilkka Koivula
    Ilkka Koivula
    • Fighter Pilot
    Max Ovaska
    • Engineer
    Joel Hirvonen
    • Personnel Truck Driver
    Pekka Huotari
    • Pilot
    Severi Saarinen
    Severi Saarinen
    • Troop Leader
    Aamu Milonoff
    Aamu Milonoff
    • Bank Teller
    Joonas Brilli
    • SS Soldier
    Nicholas Francett
    • SS Soldier
    • Director
      • Jalmari Helander
    • Writer
      • Jalmari Helander
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The exteriors are shot in Finnish Lapland, mainly near the villages of Nuorgam and Kaamanen.
    • Goofs
      The tank used by the SS platoon is a Soviet-made T-54/55 which was introduced well after World War 2, not even a T-34 which actually was available in 1945.
    • Connections
      Referenced in OWV Updates: Cinema Ticket Update (23/04/2023) (2023)

    User reviews222

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    8/10
    They want to steal mi gold! But I'm an inglorious (and indestructible) Sisu from Finland!
    There aren't many directors that I monitor closely, waiting and hoping for their next film to come out as soon as possible, but Jalmari Helander is one guy I keep track off. His long-feature debut "Rare Exports" was one of the most uniquely original and pleasantly deranged horror tales of the new century, and even his somewhat commercialized breakthrough "Big Game" (starring Samuel L. Jackson as the US President crashing with Air Force One in the Finnish woods) was a lot better and more entertaining than you'd think as well.

    It took Helander nearly 8 years to return with a new film. At the Brussels' International Film Festival, where "Sisu" premiered and Helander was a guest of honor, he explained that he spent several years working on a personal dream project of his, but unfortunately it got cancelled entirely due to Covid. Out of pure frustration, or so he says, Helander wrote the script for "Sisu" in barely a couple of weeks. Well, if this near-brilliant explosion of action and sheer adrenalin is what he comes up with in a few weeks, then I sincerely hope he'll still get the chance to finish his other project.

    What a film! You know those movies where all the great highlights and action-packed moments already feature in the trailer? "Sisu" has a terrific trailer too, but there are still a few hundreds of other highlights left to discover in the film. In fact, this film is a one-and-a-half-hour trailer full of awesome moments. The comparisons I've read between "Sisu" and Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Bastards" are accurate. The extreme violence and narrative structure are identical, and both films feature lots and lots of Nazis getting killed. Everybody just loves watching Nazis getting butchered in the utmost brutal and sadistic ways, is it not?

    Aatami Korpi is a lone hermit digging for gold in the most northern region of Finland during the last months of WWII. When he hits the jackpot, he loads up his bag with pure gold and hopes to keep a low profile while heading back to civilization. When a platoon of Nazis finds out what he's carrying, though, they obviously want to steal it. But Korpi is not just a weak and defenseless recluse, or what did you expect? He's a force so determined and indestructible that only an obscure and local Finnish term for him exists.

    Evidently (and also similar to "Inglourious Bastards"), "Sisu" requires quite some suspension of disbelief from the audience. This man has the fighting and survival skills of John Rambo, but in combination with the indestructability of a T-1000 Terminator! Whether shot at with heavy artillery or a rope, he cannot die. He remains under water for a ridiculously long time and walks away from plane crashes totally unharmed. Is it plausible? Nope. Is it entertaining? You bet! Especially when watching in a chock-full festival theater with a thousand of outrageous horror fanatics shouting at a screen. Must-see!
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    • Is this movie in Finnish?
    • Why were the germans trying to kill him They were on the same side in WW2?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2023 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Già Gân Báo Thù
    • Filming locations
      • Lapland, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Stage 6 Films
      • Subzero Film Entertainment
      • Good Chaos
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,260,714
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,330,891
      • Apr 30, 2023
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,130,221
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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