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1972·145 min·Dir. Mikko Niskanen·★ 8.2
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.
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How Good Is Eight Deadly Shots?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
8.0Highly Rated
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB7.7
★ IMDb8.2
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Absolutely Worth Watching
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