‘SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE’ when they took his family, he took revenge…
Sisu: Road to Revenge is a 2025 war action film written and directed by Jalmari Helander. It is the sequel to Sisu (2022). Jorma Tommila reprises his role as Aatami Korpi, with Stephen Lang and Richard Brake joining the cast. It is produced by Petri Jokiranta and Mike Goodridge for Subzero Film Entertainment and Good Chaos respectively with Eric Charles’ overseeing for Sony’s Stage 6 Films. Unlike the previous film, which was set in Lapland, filming took place in Estonia.
After returning in 1946 to Soviet-occupied Karelia, where his family was brutally murdered during World War II, Aatami Korpi, “the man who refuses to die”, dismantles his old family house, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army discovers Korpi’s arrival on their soil, Igor Draganov, the man who killed his family, comes back hellbent on finishing the job: kill the legendary ex-soldier by any means necessary.

In an interview with the Finnish News Agency in March 2023, Helander expressed interest in a sequel to Sisu if the film proved successful at the American box office. In another interview in May 2023, Helander stated, “I have an idea of what would happen next…Maybe somebody needs [Aatami Korpi’s] skills again but let’s see.” Helander has later said that the idea for the sequel’s plot came about while he was renovating his apartment. In December 2023, Jorma Tommila also expressed interest in returning as protagonist Aatami Korpi for a sequel. That same month, Helander confirmed that he would return as director for the sequel, with the Finnish Film Foundation initially granting financial support of €50,000. Later, the amount of support increased to €1 million and the budget for the entire film was announced at around €11 million, making it one of the most expensive Finnish films.

Sisu: Road to Revenge premiered at the Fantastic Fest on September 21, 2025. It was released in Finland on October 22, by SF Film Finland, and in the United States on November 21, by Screen Gems through Sony Pictures Releasing. Like its predecessor, the film has received a positive reception from critics.


