Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Filmmaker Jalmari Helander on Bringing Sisu to the Screen, the Influence of Sergio Leone and “The More, The Better”

With his latest feature, Sisu, Finnish-born writer-director Jalmari Helander finally got to shoot Finland for Finland, having shot Norway for Finland in his 2010 breakthrough film, the demented Christmas-themed Rare […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: A Finnish Word with No English Translation, Sisu Defines Itself in Grit, Action and Determination

Finnish-born writer/director Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports, Big Game) has done something very few filmmakers have or would have the guts to even try: make an entire film that is meant […]

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