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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Mikko Niskanen, Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala, Paavo Pentikäinen, Tauno Paananen, Elina Liimatainen, Ari Vainiontaus
Crew: Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala (Wardrobe Coordinator), Mikko Niskanen (Writer), Jörn Donner (Editor), Mikko Niskanen (Director of Photography), Kai Honkanen (Still Photographer), Mikko Niskanen (Director)
Country: Finland
Language: suomi
Studio: YLE, Käpy-Filmi
Runtime: 145 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 15, 1972
IMDb: 3.2
Keywords:based on true story, alcoholism, murder, miniseries, poverty, unemployment, moonshine, finland, 1960s, rural life, police murders
