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Release Date:
October 5, 1989
Original Title:
Likaiset kädet
Alternate Titles:
Smutsiga händer
Genres:
Drama | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Sputnik
YLE
Production Countries:
Finland
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 68
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.
Assistant Camera:
Petri Enbuske
Camera Operator:
Hannu Vaarala
Colorist:
Seppo Virtanen
Costume Design:
Outi Harjupatana
Mari Ropponen
Director:
Aki Kaurismäki
Director of Photography:
Matti Kurkikangas
Editor:
Paavo Eskelinen
Lighting Technician:
Aimo Metsäaho
Teemu Järvinen
Kimmo Kaltio
Makeup Artist:
Zoe Burtsow
Music:
Dmitri Shostakovich
Negative Cutter:
Aila Lind
Producer:
Hannu Kahakorpi
Production Design:
Risto Karhula
Production Manager:
Seppo Hakkarainen
Leena Franssila
Set Decoration:
Risto Jokinen
Sound Mixer:
Jussi Olkinuora
Sound Recordist:
Lasse Litovaara
Theatre Play:
Jean-Paul Sartre
Writer:
Aki Kaurismäki
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