Crime and Punishment
7.0
Former student Rahikainen is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Rahikainen struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
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Cast
28 people
Markku Toikka
Antti Rahikainen
Known for
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Aino Seppo
Eeva Laakso
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Esko Nikkari
Inspector Pennanen
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Hannu Lauri
Heinonen
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Pirunnyrkki
Olli Tuominen
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Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Matti Pellonpää
Nikander
Known for
Shadows in Paradise
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Harri Marstio
Singer in the Restaurant Band
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The Other Side of Hope
Kummeli
Pedro Hietanen
Pianist of the Restaurant Band
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M.A. Numminen Sings Wittgenstein
Ricky Rapper and Cool Wendy
Hannu Lemola
Drummer of the Restaurant Band
Also in
Maailman kahdeksan ihmettä
Seitsemän kuolemansyntiä
Kari Sorvali
Sormunen
Known for
The Winter War
Pentti Auer
Kari Honkanen
Known for
Hamlet Goes Business
Asmo Hurula
Bartender
Known for
Calamari Union
Rocky VI
Aki Kaurismäki Director · Pauli Pentti Screenplay Fyodor Dostoevsky Author
United States release August 23, 1990 · Produced in Finland · Production Wolf Entertainment
Production
Villealfa Filmproductions
Production
Wolf Entertainment
Production
Finland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Rikos ja rangaistus
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · December 2, 1983
Theatrical
United States · August 23, 1990
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Bulgaria
March 2, 2020 · Premiere · Sofia Film Fest
Czechia
April 8, 2002 · Limited theatrical · Film clubs only
Greece
November 2, 2012 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
November 15, 1991 · Theatrical
Japan
January 26, 2002 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 29, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
March 2, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Madrid - Cineteca (Subtitled Version, Event Release)
March 26, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Madrid (Subtitled Version, Event Release)
April 19, 2024 · Digital · Subtitled Version
April 26, 2024 · Limited theatrical · A Coruña (Subtitled Version)
May 10, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Pontevedra (Subtitled Version)
Sweden
May 28, 1993 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 7, 2017 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 20, 2022 · Physical · Bluray
Uruguay
December 2, 1985 · Theatrical
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