In the cold, winter region of Lapland on December 28, 1984, a Soviet missile, at the time thought to be possibly nuclear, strayed over the Finnish border during a target test, landing beneath the ice of the frozen Lake Inari.

World cinema can bring us a film like this: a tiny love story, from a country you may never visit, dressed up like an anti-capitalist screed.

Offering up a gold rush of entertaining action and ridiculous predicaments for its masochistically macho protagonist to fight through, Sisu mostly sticks the landing in delivering a satisfying and fist-pumping cinematic experience.

Beau Is Afraid is far from a perfect cinema-going experience, but it's nevertheless a fascinating and original one.

Beautifully acted with two contrasting performances, Compartment No.6 subtly conceals its themes behind sharp, rapid dialogue and terrific sense of spatial continuity.