# Sisu (2022)

> A near-mythic Finnish prospector wages a brutally inventive one-man war against retreating Nazi soldiers across the Lapland wilderness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/598552

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Action, War, Thriller
- Director: Jalmari Helander
- Cast: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, Onni Tommila, Tatu Sinisalo, Wilhelm Enckell, Vincent Willestrand
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14846026/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: visceral, relentless, grimly comic, action movie night, adrenaline binge

## Synopsis

A relentless ex-soldier battles against brutal German forces in a quest for gold and survival.

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