Dirty Hands (1989)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 2.037 |
Directed By
Aki Kaurismäki
Crew
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Jean-Paul Sartre
Matti Kurkikangas
Lasse Litovaara
Risto Karhula
Hannu Vaarala
Kimmo Kaltio
Aimo Metsäaho
Teemu Järvinen
Outi Harjupatana
Mari Ropponen
Zoe Burtsow
Risto Jokinen
Seppo Hakkarainen
Aila Lind
Seppo Virtanen
Jussi Olkinuora
Paavo Eskelinen
Leena Franssila
Dmitri Shostakovich
Hannu Kahakorpi
Petri Enbuske
TOP CAST
Sulevi Peltola
Hoederer
Matti Pellonpää
Hugo Barine
Kati Outinen
Jessica Barine
Kaija Pakarinen
Olga
Pertti Sveholm
Louis
Kari Väänänen
Ivan
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Slick
Aake Kalliala
Georges
Esko Nikkari
Karsky
Hannu Lauri
Ruhtinas
Hannu Viholainen
Charles
Asmo Hurula
Frantz
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