Eight Deadly Shots

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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Release Date

September 15, 1972

Status

Released

Original Title

Kahdeksan surmanluotia

Runtime

2h 25min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Finnish

Production Companies

YLEKäpy-Filmi