Jalmari Helander | 2022 | USA | 91 Minutes
Saturday 4:30pm | TEATRO PESTAÑA

STARRING: Jorma Tomilla & Aksel Hennie

SYNOPSIS

When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.

During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Germans on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Germans steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word "sisu", this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Germans throw at him, the one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back - even if it means killing every last German in his path. Lionsgate presents, in association with Stage 6 Films, a Subzero Film Entertainment production, in association with Good Chaos.

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DID YOU KNOW?

  • One of the inspirations for the film was the real WWII sharpshooter Simo Häyhä who fought against the Red Army and who is believed to have killed over 500 enemy soldiers during the Winter War, which is why he is often regarded as the deadliest sniper of all time, known as the "White Death."

  • The exteriors are shot in Finnish Lapland, mainly near the villages of Nuorgam and Kaamanen in the Utsjoki municipality.

  • Sisu is a Finnish word described as stoic determination, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness.