
Eight Deadly Shots
1972•145 min•
★7.7
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.
Cast & Crew

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

DirectorMikko Niskanen
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