Monday, 25 March 2024

Sisu

Harsh Finnish action film, gray and bloody. Good.



Sisu; untranslatable, Finnish word, a Finnish word variously translated as stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness. It is held by Finns to express their national character. It is generally considered not to have a single-word literal equivalent in English (tenacity, grit, resilience, and hardiness are much the same things, but do not necessarily imply stoicism or bravery).