Eight Deadly Shots
Small-scale farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. Rest of the movie is a long flashback examining the events that finally leads to the tragic shooting. As time goes by, Pasi sinks gradually deeper and deeper into the poverty, gets into trouble with both police and tax officials while family arguments grow more and more serious. Based on a true story.
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Eight Deadly Shots
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 15, 1972
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
Drama
User Score
78%
Original Title
Kahdeksan surmanluotia
Production Companies
YLE, Käpy-Filmi
Director
Mikko Niskanen
Description
Small-scale farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. Rest of the movie is a long flashback examining the events that finally leads to the tragic shooting. As time goes by, Pasi sinks gradually deeper and deeper into the poverty, gets into trouble with both police and tax officials while family arguments grow more and more serious. Based on a true story.