Rikos ja rangaistus (Crime and Punishment)
1983
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Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari, Hannu Lauri, Olli Tuominen, Matti Pellonpää, Kari Sorvali, Pentti Auer, Asmo Hurula, Risto Aaltonen, Tarja Keinänen, Tiina Pirhonen
A few minutes after a former law student kills a man in cold blood, a young woman arrives at the scene. As he grapples with the consequences of his actions, he begins to fall in love with the eye witness. For his feature debut, Aki Kaurismäki tackles no less than Fyodor Dostoevsky's iconic 1866 novel. This adaptation results in a likeable but rather conventional drama, which shows flickers of Kaurismäki's unique style in the making, namely stilted performances and total disregard of credibility.
