Dirty Hands

Overview

A political drama set in the fictional country of Illyria between 1943 and 1945, the story is about the assassination of a leading politician. The country, an ally of Nazi Germany, is on the verge of being annexed to the Eastern Bloc. Kaurismäki's TV adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's play Les Mains Sales (Dirty Hands) tells the story of Hugo (Matti Pellonpää) who has just been released from prison. Before going to prison, he has worked as a journalist at his party's newspaper. This timid journalist, who uses the pseudonym Raskolnikov, wants to advance in his career and gets his chance when Hoederer (Sulevi Peltola), the leader of the party, has to be eliminated.

Cast

Sulevi Peltola
Sulevi Peltola
Hoederer
Matti Pellonpää
Matti Pellonpää
Hugo Barine
Kati Outinen
Kati Outinen
Jessica Barine
Kaija Pakarinen
Kaija Pakarinen
Olga
Pertti Sveholm
Pertti Sveholm
Louis
Kari Väänänen
Kari Väänänen
Ivan
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Slick
Aake Kalliala
Aake Kalliala
Georges
Esko Nikkari
Esko Nikkari
Karsky
Hannu Lauri
Hannu Lauri
Ruhtinas
Hannu Viholainen
Charles
Asmo Hurula
Frantz

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