
Dirty Hands
TV Movie · Drama
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.
Top Cast


Sulevi Peltola
Sulevi Peltola
Hoederer
Sulevi Peltola
Hoederer


Matti Pellonpää
Matti Pellonpää
Hugo Barine
Matti Pellonpää
Hugo Barine


Kati Outinen
Kati Outinen
Jessica Barine
Kati Outinen
Jessica Barine


Kaija Pakarinen
Kaija Pakarinen
Olga
Kaija Pakarinen
Olga


Pertti Sveholm
Pertti Sveholm
Louis
Pertti Sveholm
Louis


Kari Väänänen
Kari Väänänen
Ivan
Kari Väänänen
Ivan


Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Slick
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Slick


Aake Kalliala
Aake Kalliala
Georges
Aake Kalliala
Georges


Esko Nikkari
Esko Nikkari
Karsky
Esko Nikkari
Karsky


Hannu Lauri
Hannu Lauri
Ruhtinas
Hannu Lauri
Ruhtinas
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