Eight Deadly Shots
1972•2h 25m•7.7•Released
Drama
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
Writer
Mikko Niskanen
Languages
Finnish
Studio
YLE
Cast
Mikko Niskanen
Pasi
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Vaimo - Pasi's Wife
Paavo Pentikäinen
Reiska
Tauno Paananen
Tauno, "Tanu"
Elina Liimatainen
Elina, "Ellu"
Ari Vainiontaus
Ari
Mauno Argillander
Manu
Sulo Hokkanen
Sulo Kokki
Ilmari Piilonen
Riistapäällikkö - gamekeeper
Yrjö Liehunen
Kauppias - Shopkeeper
Kalle Kellokangas
Kalle
Olavi Tervahartiala
Taisto Kokki
Kaarlo Wilska
Saarnaaja - Preacher
Production
Company
YLE
Company
Käpy-Filmi
Producer
Mikko Niskanen
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