Sisu is a historical action film set in 1944 during the Lapland War. A prospector and Winter War veteran Korpi(Jorma Tommila) excavates a substantial gold claim and attempts to return home. Confronted and harassed by fleeing Nazis he seeks revenge.
Tommila gives a wonderfully rich almost entirely silent performance and all the Nazi's are deliciously gross so that we revel in their just desserts. Mimosa Willamo as Anio is also great in her single monologue and in kicking some ass. Generally there's just not a lot of dialogue, the actors inhabiting more archetypes than characters, which works well with the pacing, gore, and humor. A WWII western revenge flick.
Beautifully shot on location in Finland with period machinery and effective fight choreography and thrilling/funny action sequences. Eerily scored with a blend of modern and traditional music, throat singing and all, pitch perfect period costumes, the production design as a whole is stellar. It's lean and it delivers exactly what it purports to.
A propulsive, tight, perversely delightful killing-Nazi's spectacle.
Currently in theaters, coming soon to VOD.
Don't Miss It.
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