'SISU,' the latest film from 'Rare Exports' director Jalmari Helander, is a bonkers action film about one man killing a whole mess of Nazis. Our Tiff22 review:
From the first moments of Sisu, writer-director Jalmari Helander focuses on the determination of Aatami Korpi . Living in the wilderness of Finland’s Lapland region during the end of World War II, Aatami seems set on avoiding the world around him for as long as possible. As warplanes fly low overhead with a staggering roar, Aatami acts as though he has heard nothing, continuing his search for gold.
Once Aatami has his pockets and horse packed with gold, he soon comes across a Nazi patrol led by SS Obersturmführer Bruno Helldorf , who vastly underestimate the determination of Aatami. Set in 1944, when the Nazis are clearly losing the war, Helldorf and his men know that their end is near, and upon seeing Aatami’s gold, realize they might be able to maintain some wealth once the war is over.
Helander gleefully embraces the absurdity and violence of this scenario. Sometimes, the mayhem on display can be shocking and brutal, as when the Nazis force their men to walk through a minefield, or when Aatami has to repair his wounds in gnarly fashion. But other times, the violence is so over-the-top and wild, Sisu almost feels like Finland’s answer to RRR, as it almost seems like Aatami is an unstoppable force who can find a way out of any scenario thrown his way.
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