Eight Deadly Shots

About Eight Deadly Shots

Small-farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. The movie is a flashback examining the events that finally lead to the tragic shooting.

Yle TV1's Eight Deadly Shots is a drama series. Mikko Niskanen appears as Pasi, Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala as Pasin Vaimo, Tauno Paananen as Tauno, and Elina Liimatainen as Elina.

It ran for one season of 4 episodes between March 1972 and April 1972. It is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under agriculture, rural life, alcohol problems, and moonshine. American members can watch it on Criterion Channel.

Countryfile and A History of the European Rural Life make useful companions to Eight Deadly Shots.