Director: Jalmari Helander
Cast: Jorma Tommila, Richard Brake, Stephen Lang, Einar Haraldsson, Jaakko Hutchings
Sisu: Road to Revenge is a 2025 Finnish-British action-war film directed by Jalmari Helander, starring Jorma Tommila as a lone survivor whose quiet mission to salvage the ruins of his murdered family's home is shattered by the very man responsible for their deaths — a Red Army commander who refuses to let the past stay buried.
What is Sisu: Road to Revenge about?
In the frozen wilderness of wartime Finland, an aging miner makes his way back to the charred remains of his family's homestead with one purpose: dismantle what is left and carry it somewhere new, somewhere his memories of the dead can rest. It is a private act of grief and reconstruction, silent and stubborn. But nothing stays private for long. A Red Army commander who slaughtered the man's family is still operating in the region, and when word reaches him that the survivor has returned, the hunt is on. What unfolds is a punishing cross-country chase through snow and ruin, pitting a man with no military rank but an unbreakable will against a soldier who has never been refused.
Cast & crew
Director Jalmari Helander, known for his visceral genre work, draws a granite performance from Jorma Tommila — the same actor who made the original Sisu a cult hit — and surrounds him with Richard Brake and Stephen Lang as antagonists who bring genuine menace. The Finnish-British co-production benefits from Tommila's near-wordless physicality, which carries the film's emotional weight far more than dialogue.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers outside Iran, Sisu: Road to Revenge arrives as a high-octane action film with a premise that carries unmistakable emotional resonance: a man trying to reclaim something from a violent past, persisting against forces designed to erase him. The theme of survival against institutional cruelty speaks to anyone whose family was displaced by war or revolution. Finland's wartime landscapes also carry a stark visual grammar that diaspora audiences who grew up on classic war films will immediately recognize. The film is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing AND Persian subtitles, so you can choose your preferred way to watch. At 89 minutes it is lean and purposeful — no padding, no detours.
Where & how to watch
Sisu: Road to Revenge is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles — you can switch between the two. Watch on the web, on your TV via the K-Time app on your دستگاه, or on your phone. No VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.