A Finnish war veteran, now a gold miner, encounters a group of nazis who make the mistake of going after him to take his gold.
Pure cinematic pleasure! Down to Earth but also epic, esoteric, silent, and intimate at the same time, like a modern western, the first chapter impresses with the introduction of silent Aatami (Jorma Tommila). With the second chapter and the introduction of the nazis, his true self, abilities and raw brutality warn us as to what is about to happen in the coming chapters.
Writer/director Jamari Helander made a visceral, atmospheric, and epic/low-budget (I know, right?) film that appealed to a global audience and was praised by the critics. Most of the things you see could not possibly happen and would never possibly happen, but Helander is not going for realism. Au contraire, he’s going for the extravagant, the near impossible and the comedic. Think of it as the European version of First Blood (1982) – just more bloody, less serious, and utterly entertaining.
Sisu is an extraordinary Finnish cinematic experience that aims to make its audience forget its problems with blood, guts, brains, and plenty of gruesomely killed nazis. Don’t question anything, just accept what you see and enjoy. Tommila nailed his part, Aksel Hennie (Bruno) made an excellent villain, and since Sisu was such a success, he and Helander are coming back for more.
P.S. Fun fact: None of the actors are German, and nobody speaks German.
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