Jorma Tommila stars in this double bill of historical action thrillers written and directed by Jalmari Helander. ‘Sisu’ (2022) is set in Finnish Lapland in 1944 where gold prospector Aatami Korpi (Tommila)’s hard work pays off and he discovers a rich gold deposit.
While travelling to the nearest town with a large amount of gold nuggets, he crosses paths with a Nazi battalion led by ruthless SS Obersturmführer Bruno Helldorf (Aksel Hennie).
The Nazis are destroying settlements and taking prisoners as they retreat and they want Aatami’s gold.
Aatami, however, is skilled and fearless and will do whatever it takes to keep what is his.
The sequel ‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ (2025) is set in 1946 when Aatami returns to his former home in Soviet-occupied Karelia where his family was brutally murdered during the war.
He dismantles his house entirely, intent on rebuilding it somewhere safe in their honour, but when the Red Army find out about his return they send Igor Draganov (Stephen Lang), the soldier who killed Aatami’s family, to kill him.
Unfortunately for Igor, Aatami is ready to fight to avenge his family and will not die easily, no matter how many men they send after him.
