Crime and Punishment (1983)

Original title

Rikos ja rangaistus

Directed by

Aki Kaurismäki

Genre

drama film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Rahikainen commits a murder in Helsinki. The film follows his psychological struggle with guilt and the growing threat of discovery.

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What happens

Crime and Punishment (Finnish: Rikos ja rangaistus) is a 1983 film directed by Aki Kaurismäki. It is the first full-length film by Kaurismäki and is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel of the same title, Crime and Punishment. The main character in the film is called Rahikainen. In 1984, it received two Jussi Awards: for best début film and best script. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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