Eight Deadly Shots
Eight Deadly Shots
Movie

Eight Deadly Shots

7.7/10
1972
2h 25m
fi
Drama

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.

Director

Mikko Niskanen

Writers

Mikko Niskanen

Movie Information

Release Date

September 15, 1972

Runtime

2h 25m

Status

Released

Original Language

fi

Vote Count

19

Production

YLE

Käpy-Filmi