Selected by Tusind sole, a Copenhagen-based screening series.

Eight Deadly Shots

In the snowy Finnish wilderness, the poor farmer Pasi tries to make a living for himself and his small family. He works as a day laborer, felling trees and engaging in a variety of hard physical labor, while also falling in and out of a fairly solid supply of the moonshine he brews with a friend. His wife has to endure the consequences of his drinking, and more than once, the police have had to come out and talk him down. Slowly, the amount of snow increases until one day, eight deadly shots are fired.

Eight Deadly Shots is a national treasure in Finland. A five-hour opus that was initially broadcast as a four-part series on national television. It is based on a real incident in which a Finnish man shot and killed four police officers in 1969. It's an uncompromising and raw film that never falls into romanticizing or pitying its main character. It's just the tough, universal story of a man with hangovers who constantly has his back against the wall.

Mikko Niskanen directed, wrote, and produced the movie himself. He also stars as the drunken, confused, and disgruntled Pasi, who carries the film in his increasingly tired, moist, and ravaged face. Eight Deadly Shots is nothing more than a masterpiece.

A film by Mikko Niskanen

year: 1972, length: 316 min.

Language: Finnish with English subtitles.

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Eight Deadly Shots

I det sneklædte finske vildnis forsøger den fattige landmand Pasi at forsørge sig selv og sin lille familie. Han arbejder som daglejer med træfældning og andet hårdt fysisk arbejde, samtidig med at han indimellem falder i og ud af et ret stabilt forbrug af hjemmebrændt, som han brygger sammen med en ven. Hans kone må udholde konsekvenserne af hans druk, og politiet har mere end én gang måttet komme og tale ham til ro. Langsomt falder sneen, indtil der en dag affyres otte dødelige skud.

Eight Deadly Shots er en national skat i Finland. Et fem timer langt værk, som oprindeligt blev sendt som en fire-delt serie på nationalt tv. Filmen er baseret på en virkelig hændelse, hvor en finsk mand i 1969 skød og dræbte fire politibetjente. Det er en kompromisløs og rå film, der aldrig romantiserer eller ynker sin hovedperson. Det er blot den barske, universelle historie om en mand med tømmermænd, der konstant har ryggen mod muren.

Mikko Niskanen instruerede, skrev og producerede filmen selv. Han spiller også den berusede, forvirrede og utilfredse Pasi, som bærer filmen med sit stadigt mere trætte, fugtige og forrevne ansigt. Eight Deadly Shots er intet mindre end et mesterværk.

En film af Mikko Niskanen

År: 1972, varighed: 316 min.

Sprog: Finsk med engelske undertekster.

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