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Eight Deadly Shots

IMDb 9.5 1972 • 80 min • Drama

Director

Mikko Niskanen

Country

FI

Plot Summary

Small-farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. The movie is a flashback examining the events that finally lead to the tragic shooting. As time goes by, Pasi sinks deeper into poverty, gets into trouble with police and tax officials, all while family arguments grow more and more serious. Based on a real story.

Top Cast

Mikko Niskanen
Mikko Niskanen Pasi
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala Pasin Vaimo
Tauno Paananen
Tauno Paananen Tauno
Elina Liimatainen
Elina Liimatainen Elina
Ari Vainiontaus
Ari Vainiontaus Ari