- R
- 1h 29m
- Directed by
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- Jalmari Helander
- Writer
- Jalmari Helander
- Premiered
- October 21, 2025
- Language
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- fi
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12,200,000.00
- Revenue
- $5,708,490.00
- Country
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- Finland
- United Kingdom
Sisu: Road to Revenge
- Production
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- Cosmic Snowball
- Good Chaos
- Subzero Film Entertainment
Spoiler
The echoes of World War II still reverberated across Europe as the conflict drew to a close, leaving behind a landscape scarred by devastation and displacement. For Finland, the aftermath brought a particularly bitter pill to swallow. The armistice dictated a harsh territorial concession, forcing the cession of significant portions of Karelia to the Soviet Union. This redrawing of borders uprooted countless Finnish families, transforming their ancestral homes into foreign soil and compelling them to seek refuge on the Finnish side of the newly established frontier. It is against this backdrop of post-war upheaval and personal loss that the saga of Aatami Korpi unfolds.
Chapter 1: Home
Aatami Korpi, a man etched with the weariness of war and profound grief, embarks on a clandestine journey. With his loyal dog by his side, he crosses the Soviet border, his travel documents a fragile shield against the encroaching shadows. His destination: the hallowed ground of his former home, a place where laughter once echoed and the warmth of family was a constant presence. Now, it stands as a desolate monument to a life irrevocably shattered. Driven by an unyielding purpose, Aatami meticulously dismantles the remnants of his house, gathering the salvaged wood, each piece a tangible link to his lost past, with the intention of rebuilding a semblance of home on Finnish soil.
Meanwhile, in the grim confines of a Siberian prison, a different kind of reckoning is underway. Igor Draganov, a formidable Soviet Red Army commander, is abruptly released from his cell. His freedom is not a gesture of clemency but a summons to a clandestine meeting with a KGB officer. This officer holds a dark secret, a truth that binds Draganov to Aatami’s deepest pain. He knows that Draganov was the architect of the atrocity that claimed Aatami’s family, the brutal act that forged Aatami into the relentless killing machine known only as “Koschei.” The KGB officer presents Draganov with a chilling proposition: a substantial payment in exchange for locating Aatami and ensuring his permanent demise. The hunt has officially begun.
Chapter 2: Old Enemies
With his truck laden with the salvaged timbers of his former life, Aatami begins his arduous trek back towards the Finnish border. The weight of the wood is a physical manifestation of his resolve, a promise to honor the memory of his loved ones. However, his journey is far from solitary. Draganov, fueled by a thirst for vengeance and the KGB’s bounty, mobilizes his own brutal contingent. They track Aatami with ruthless efficiency, their motorcycles a menacing growl on the horizon, preparing to end his quest with swift finality.
But Aatami Korpi is no ordinary man. A primal instinct, honed by years of survival, alerts him to the impending danger. In a blur of desperate action, he unleashes a torrent of violence upon his attackers. His truck becomes a weapon of mass destruction, its sheer mass and Aatami’s audacious maneuvers turning the tables on the ambushers. One unfortunate assailant is gruesomely run over, his life brutally extinguished. In a display of chilling ingenuity, Aatami revs his engine, sending the mangled vehicle hurtling back towards Draganov, its trajectory aimed squarely at the commander’s windshield. The ensuing chaos leaves most of Draganov’s men incapacitated or dead. Aatami, his rifle now trained on Draganov, hesitates. In the heat of battle, he fails to recognize the face of his family’s destroyer. This momentary lapse allows Draganov, aided by a band of motorcycle-riding comrades, to regroup and continue his relentless pursuit.
Chapter 3: Motor Mayhem
The pursuit intensifies as the remaining bikers catch up to Aatami. The air crackles with the sound of gunfire. One of the attackers manages to inflict a painful wound, a bullet grazing Aatami’s cheek. Yet, even this injury fails to deter him. The ensuing confrontation is a brutal ballet of destruction. Aatami, with a ferocity that belies his wounds, systematically dispatches his pursuers. Bikers are crushed beneath the wheels of his truck, riddled with bullets, or meet gruesome ends through decapitation. The sheer brutality of his defense is a testament to the depths of his rage.
A sudden, violent explosion rocks the landscape, forcing Aatami to swerve his truck, diverting from his path. Flames erupt, threatening to consume the precious wood he carries. He must prioritize, momentarily abandoning his escape to extinguish the spreading fire. The act of dousing the flames also provides a brief respite to cool his overheating engine and tend to his own injuries. Meanwhile, Draganov, witnessing the carnage and the resilience of his quarry, issues a chilling command to his reinforcements: "Unleash hell." The stakes are irrevocably raised.
Chapter 4: Incoming
The sky becomes the next battlefield. A squadron of fighter jets arrives, their menacing silhouettes a stark contrast to the serene Finnish wilderness. Aatami, ever the resourceful survivor, seeks temporary refuge in a barn, the wooden structure offering a fleeting illusion of safety. But the jets are relentless. They unleash a barrage of bombs, turning the barn into a fiery inferno. Aatami, however, is not easily cornered. He maneuvers his truck with desperate speed, emerging from the wreckage.
In a daring display of tactical brilliance, he manages to disable one of the attacking aircraft. By strategically stopping his truck in the path of a low-flying jet, he causes its wing to clip a tree, sending the pilot into a catastrophic, fiery descent. Aatami waits, listening for the silence that signifies the immediate danger has passed, before resuming his journey.
The aerial assault is far from over. Another pilot, approaching from the treacherous side of a cliff, targets Aatami. He skillfully evades the initial gunfire, forcing the pilot to eject. In a final, desperate act, the pilot steers his jet directly towards Aatami’s truck. Aatami, anticipating the maneuver, fires his rifle, severing one of the jet’s control straps. He then slams on his brakes, causing a portion of the salvaged wood to act as a makeshift ramp. The jet, momentarily airborne, is sent soaring upwards before crashing violently. The remaining jets, undeterred, unleash a devastating aerial bombardment. The force of the explosions compels Aatami to drive his truck off the cliff, plunging into the icy waters of a river below. Miraculously, Aatami, his dog, and the precious wood survive the plunge. He fashions a raft from the salvaged timbers and, as if fate itself is intervening, encounters a tank.
Chapter 5: Long Shot
With a newfound, formidable weapon at his disposal, Aatami’s resolve hardens. He amasses a significant quantity of explosives, his objective clear: to breach the Soviet border and confront his nemesis. As he drives the tank towards the frontier, Draganov and his remaining goons lie in wait. Aatami, with a surge of adrenaline, injects fuel directly into the tank’s engine, boosting its speed. Then, with a deafening roar, he detonates the explosives. The tank, a metal behemoth, is propelled across the border, soaring over Draganov’s head before crashing and disintegrating.
In the ensuing chaos, Aatami releases his loyal dog, a final act of protection. He is then apprehended by the KGB, who have orders to capture him alive. Draganov, his own escape secured, takes Aatami prisoner aboard a train bound for Siberia. The journey is a brutal ordeal for Aatami, who is subjected to severe whippings. Draganov enters his cell, the chilling truth finally revealed. He confesses to being the man responsible for the murder of Aatami’s family. He recounts the horrific event, his memory fixated on the image of Aatami’s eldest son, who bravely stood to protect his mother and younger brother. Draganov, with sadistic glee, describes how he dismembered them, feeding their remains to stray dogs. He dismisses Aatami’s legendary status, branding him an abomination.
However, Draganov’s words, intended to crush Aatami, have the opposite effect. The fire within him, momentarily banked, is reignited with renewed ferocity. He breaks free from his restraints, his body a testament to his resilience. He pulls a knife from his own leg, a weapon he had concealed before his capture. When a guard enters, Aatami unleashes his pent-up rage, brutally dispatching him. The second guard, witnessing the unfolding horror, leaps from the train to escape Aatami’s wrath, only to meet his end impaled by a tree. Aatami, his hair slicked back with blood, prepares for the final act of his vengeance.
Chapter 6: Revenge
Armed with his knife, Aatami moves stealthily through the train’s sleeping compartments, his objective to reach Draganov without alerting the slumbering soldiers. The first cart is navigated with relative ease, but the second presents a greater challenge. A soldier spots him, forcing Aatami to hurl a pickaxe, incapacitating him. He then stabs another soldier in his bed. As he exits the cart, the soldier beneath him is awakened by the dripping blood and the falling body. In the final cart, Aatami’s progress is momentarily halted when he steps on broken glass, a casualty of a dropped bottle. The commotion finally rouses the remaining soldiers, and a brutal fight ensues.
Meanwhile, Draganov, in a cart ahead, hears the escalating violence. He makes a decisive move, uncoupling his cart from the rest of the train, leaving Aatami to face the remaining soldiers alone. In this isolated compartment, Draganov awaits his payment, the KGB officer and his men present to collect. However, Draganov’s loyalty lies only with himself. He turns on his associates, brutally killing them all and seizing the money.
Aatami, having survived the onslaught, discovers a colossal missile. With a primal roar, he ignites it and rides it towards Draganov’s cart. The missile tears through the train, crashing through windows and initiating a brutal hand-to-hand confrontation with his nemesis. Draganov, a formidable opponent, fights back fiercely, kicking Aatami towards the missile. He offers Aatami a final chance to speak his last words. Instead, Aatami spits out a bolt he had cleverly removed from the missile’s mounting. The missile, now free, hurtles towards Draganov, who desperately flees to the end of the train. The missile finds its mark, drilling into Draganov’s skull before detonating in a spectacular, fiery explosion.
At the Finnish border, Aatami, battered but victorious, arrives on a cart carrying his salvaged wood. He presents his papers to a border guard, who, recognizing the legendary figure, offers a salute of respect.
Final Chapter
Aatami Korpi, the man who refused to die, is now engaged in the painstaking process of rebuilding his new home. His loyal dog is by his side, a silent testament to their shared ordeal. A group of locals approaches, their intentions initially unclear to Aatami, who braces himself for another confrontation. However, their leader speaks, his words offering not aggression, but assistance. He observes Aatami’s struggle and offers help, remarking that he looks like he could use a hand. Aatami, visibly moved by this unexpected kindness, accepts their offer. Together, they begin the arduous task of construction, a symbol of hope and community rising from the ashes of war and personal tragedy.
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