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Dirty Hands

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.

Top 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

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.

Rating

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