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Dirty Hands

First aired on Jun 27, 2015

Runtime: 68 mins

50%

Genres: TV Movie, Drama

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Sulevi Peltola | Hoederer
Matti Pellonpää | Hugo Barine
Kati Outinen | Jessica Barine
Kaija Pakarinen | Olga
Pertti Sveholm | Louis
Kari Väänänen | Ivan
Featured Crew
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Aki Kaurismäki | Director
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Aki Kaurismäki | Writer
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Jean-Paul Sartre | Theatre Play
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Matti Kurkikangas | Director of Photography
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Lasse Litovaara | Sound Recordist
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Risto Karhula | Production Design