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Eight Deadly Shots

  • 1972
  • TMDB 7.7/10
  • 2h 25m

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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Overview

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.

Cast

  • Mikko NiskanenPasi
  • Tarja-Tuulikki TarsalaVaimo - Pasi's Wife
  • Paavo PentikäinenReiska
  • Tauno PaananenTauno, "Tanu"
  • Elina LiimatainenElina, "Ellu"
  • Ari VainiontausAri
  • Mauno ArgillanderManu
  • Sulo HokkanenSulo Kokki

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