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.
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Sulevi Peltola as Hoederer
Matti Pellonpää as Hugo Barine
Kati Outinen as Jessica Barine
Kaija Pakarinen as Olga
Pertti Sveholm as Louis
Kari Väänänen as Ivan
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius as Slick
Aake Kalliala as Georges
Esko Nikkari as Karsky
Hannu Lauri as Ruhtinas
Hannu Viholainen as Charles
Asmo Hurula as Frantz
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