Crime and Punishment ( Rikos ja rangaistus ) ( Crime & Punishment )

Crime and Punishment (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Rikos ja rangaistus
Alternate Title: Crime & Punishment
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Mono )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Aki Kaurismaki

Written By:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (novel)
Aki Kaurismäki

Actors:
Risto Aaltonen ..... Painter
Pentti Auer ..... Kari Honkanen
Asmo Hurula ..... Bartender
Tarja Keinänen ..... Mrs. Pennanen
Hannu Lauri ..... Department head Heinonen
Harri Marstio ..... Singer
Esko Nikkari ..... Inspector Pennanen
Matti Pellonpää ..... Nikander
Tiina Pirhonen ..... Maid
Aino Seppo ..... Eeva Laakso
Kari Sorvali ..... Sormunen
Markku Toikka ..... Antti Rahikainen
Olli Tuominen ..... Detective Snellman

Synopsis:

Inspired by Dostoyevsky's famous novel, this engrossing Finnish version of "Crime and Punishment" revolves around an ex-law student in Helsinki (Markku Toikka) who now works in a slaughterhouse. One day the worker searches out the drunk driver that had killed his fiancée and coldly shoots him to death. The worker does not get away without being seen by a woman named Eeva (Aino Seppo), and in spite of the fact that the woman knows everything, including his name (Rahikainen), she says nothing to the police about it. Instead, she and Rahikainen, the murderer, become involved in an affair that cannot possibly have a future.

An adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel, updated to present-day Helsinki. Slaughterhouse worker Rahikainen murders a man for money, and is forced to live with the consequences of his actions...-Inspired by Dostoyevsky's famous novel, this engrossing Finnish version of 'Crime and Punishment' revolves around an ex-law student in Helsinki (Markku Toikka) who now works in a slaughterhouse. One day the worker searches out the drunk driver that had killed his fiancée and coldly shoots him to death. The worker does not get away without being seen by a woman named Eeva (Aino Seppo), and in spite of the fact that the woman knows everything, including his name (Rahikainen), she says nothing to the police about it. Instead, she and Rahikainen, the murderer, become involved in an affair that cannot possibly have a future.

In this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel, set in 1980s Finland, Antti Rahikainen (Markku Toikka) is a former law student who works in a slaughterhouse but is haunted by the death of his fiancée, who was killed by a drunk driver. Seeking revenge, Antti finds the man and shoots him dead, but there is a witness to the murder -- Eeva (Aino Seppo), a young woman. Eeva can't bare to turn in Antti, though, and she instead begins a doomed love affair with the murderer, who is now a fugitive.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 07 February, 2007.

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