Eight Deadly Shots

Eight Deadly Shots — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 15, 1972
• Runtime
• 145 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Mikko Niskanen

Eight Deadly Shots — Cast

Mikko Niskanen Pasi Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala Vaimo - Pasi's Wife Paavo Pentikäinen Reiska

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Tauno Paananen Tauno, "Tanu"

E

Elina Liimatainen Elina, "Ellu"

A

Ari Vainiontaus Ari

M

Mauno Argillander Manu

S

Sulo Hokkanen Sulo Kokki