Sisu

Sisu (2022)

Timing: 1:31 (91 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2022-09-09

Country

Finland, United Kingdom, United States

Production

Stage 6 Films, Subzero Film Entertainment, Good Chaos

Genre

Action, War, Western, Adventure, Thriller

Budget

$6 600 000

Revenue

$14 236 005

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Director

Jalmari Helander

Actors

Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, Onni Tommila, Tatu Sinisalo, Wilhelm Enckell, Vincent Willestrand, Arttu Kapulainen, Elina Saarela
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Scenario

Jalmari Helander

Producer

Petri Jokiranta, Gregory Ouanhon, Mike Goodridge, Antonio Salas

Operator

Kjell Lagerroos

Composer

Juri Seppä

Artist

Audition

Editing

Juho Virolainen
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• The actors performed the stunts, for the most part, themselves.
• To a certain extent, the film is based on the story of Simo Häyhä, a real sniper from World War II who fought against the Red Army, and during the Winter War, is believed to have killed over 500 enemy soldiers. He had the call sign "White Death," and Häyhä is considered the most skilled sniper of all time.
• After working on the comedy action film "Big Game" (2014), director and screenwriter Jalmari Helander planned to shoot a science fiction comedy "Jerry and Miss Universe," but the project was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and in the fall of 2021, Helander wrote the screenplay for "Immortals".
• When Jack Doolan was offered the role in this film by Wolf, he read the script, decided it was some kind of prank, and initially called his agent.
• The film is set against the backdrop of the Lapland War of 1944 between Finland and Germany, however, apart from the location and time, there is no resemblance to real events.
• Director and screenwriter Jalmari Helander is not a fan of 3-hour sagas, so the length of his film does not exceed 90 minutes.
• The film was shot in remote areas of Lapland, where the temperature dropped to minus 28 degrees Celsius, and the wind speed reached 18 meters per second.
• None of the actors playing Nazis were German. The main Nazi, Bruno, was played by Axel Hennie, of Norwegian origin. His deputy was played by British actor Jack Doolan, and the remaining soldiers were played by Finns.
• In May 2023, Jalmari Helander stated in an interview that he had some ideas about how to continue the story of Aatami. The actor who played him, Jorma Tommila, expressed interest in appearing in a sequel. In December of the same year, Helander confirmed his intention to film a sequel, and initially, 50,000 euros were allocated to the project.
• Axel Henny, who played Bruno, was injured during the filming of a fight scene on a plane set. The wound on his forehead required three stitches, and filming continued.