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
Crew
Aki Kaurismäki
Director, Writer
Paavo Eskelinen
Editor
Matti Kurkikangas
Director of Photography
Seppo Virtanen
Colorist
Hannu Kahakorpi
Producer
Risto Karhula
Production Design
Hannu Vaarala
Camera Operator
Petri Enbuske
Assistant Camera
Outi Harjupatana
Costume Design
Mari Ropponen
Costume Design
Zoe Burtsow
Makeup Artist
Jussi Olkinuora
Sound Mixer
Lasse Litovaara
Sound Recordist
Kimmo Kaltio
Lighting Technician
Aimo Metsäaho
Lighting Technician
Teemu Järvinen
Lighting Technician
Dmitri Shostakovich
Music
Risto Jokinen
Set Decoration
Aila Lind
Negative Cutter
Seppo Hakkarainen
Production Manager
Leena Franssila
Production Manager
Jean-Paul Sartre
Theatre Play
