Eight Deadly Shots

IMDb 7.7 1972 • 145 min • Drama

Director

Mikko Niskanen

Country

FI

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Mikko Niskanen
Mikko Niskanen Pasi
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala Vaimo - Pasi's Wife
Paavo Pentikäinen
Paavo Pentikäinen Reiska
Tauno Paananen
Tauno Paananen Tauno, "Tanu"
Elina Liimatainen
Elina Liimatainen Elina, "Ellu"