Crime and Punishment (Rikos ja rangaistus)

By: Aki Kaurismäki

Cankarjev dom Cinema Crime and Punishment (Rikos ja rangaistus)

Kaurismäki's feature debut. That the filmmaker’s attitude to the classic novel is neither faithful nor respectful is self-evident, the Finn’s entire output breathes his signature unorthodox approach.

A disaffected slaughterhouse worker, Rahikainen, murders the wealthy businessman who, years ago, destroyed his tenuous hold on life. Through his act he finally drifts out of society and into loneliness. Only a young girl who accidentally arrives at the scene of the crime wants to follow him. Guilt and the tightening net of the police throw a shadow over their desperate love affair.