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An angry man covered in grime sits at the steering wheel of a car. The windshield has bullet holes.

Sisu: Road to Revenge

  Jalmari Helander  |  Finland, U.S.

Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” (Jorma Tommila) dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army commander who killed his family (Stephen Lang) comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues—a fight to the death, full of clever, unbelievable action set pieces.

 Finnish, English 

 88 minutes

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Film Credits

  •   Mike Goodridge, Petri Jokiranta
  •   Jorma Tommila, Richard Brake, Stephen Lang
  •   Gregory Ouanhon, Antonio Salas

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