Sisu, 2023.Written and directed by Jalmari Helander. Starring Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Onni Tommila, and Mimosa Willamo.SYNOPSIS:When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports, Big Game) returns with […]
Movie Review – Sisu (2023)
Sisu, 2023.Written and Directed by Jalmari Helander. Starring Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Onni Tommila, and Mimosa Willamo.SYNOPSIS:When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.Sisu begins with a text graphic giving a rough translation […]
Raindance Film Festival 2019 Review – Aurora
Aurora, 2019.Directed by Miia Tervo Starring Mimosa Willamo, Amir Escandari, Oona Airola, Chike Ohanwe, Ria Kataja, Hannu-Pekka BjorkmanSYNOPSIS:Aurora (Mimosa Willamo) is a free-spirit-cum-alcoholic, who dreams of a life away from her job at a Lapland nail bar, or as the carer for her similarly sozzled father. Her path crosses with Darian (Amir Escandari), an asylum […]
