Dirty Hands (Likaiset kädet) 35 years old

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.

Credits

Pertti Sveholm as Louis

Kaija Pakarinen as Olga

Matti Pellonpää as Hugo Barine

Kati Outinen as Jessica Barine

Sulevi Peltola as Hoederer

Kari Väänänen as Ivan

Dirty Hands Cast

Name	Character
Pertti Sveholm He was 35, now 71 years old	as Louis
Kaija Pakarinen She was 35, now 70 years old	as Olga
Matti Pellonpää He was 38, 44 years old when he died	as Hugo Barine
Kati Outinen She was 28, now 63 years old	as Jessica Barine
Sulevi Peltola He was 42, now 78 years old	as Hoederer
Kari Väänänen He was 36, now 71 years old	as Ivan
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius He was 36, now 71 years old	as Slick

Dirty Hands Crew

Name	Department
Aki Kaurismäki as Director. He was 32 (now 67) years old	Directing
Aki Kaurismäki as Writer. He was 32 (now 67) years old	Writing

Dirty Hands (35 years)

Release day: Wednesday, October 04, 1989
Runtime: 68 minutes