Crime and Punishment
CrimeDrama
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.
VIBE
A stark, existential descent into guilt and loneliness. This film feels like a cold, bleak Helsinki winter, where a desperate love affair flickers against a backdrop of crushing isolation and impending doom.
bleakmelancholicgrittyintrospectiveslow-burnarthouseneo-noircharacter studybleak realismguiltlonelinessdesperate loveexistential dread
based on novel or book
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