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Eight Deadly Shots

Eight Deadly Shots (1972)

2h 25m | PG-13

⭐ 7.7 / 10

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.

Director: Mikko Niskanen

Studio: YLE

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Mikko Niskanen

Mikko Niskanen

as Pasi

Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala

Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala

as Vaimo - Pasi's Wife

Paavo Pentikäinen

Paavo Pentikäinen

as Reiska

Tauno Paananen

Tauno Paananen

as Tauno, "Tanu"

Elina Liimatainen

Elina Liimatainen

as Elina, "Ellu"

Ari Vainiontaus

Ari Vainiontaus

as Ari