Dirty Hands

1989·Movie
1h 8min
76
GreatGoodWatch score

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About

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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Is Dirty Hands worth watching?

76
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Dirty Hands?

1 h 8 min

Dirty Hands runs 1 h 8 min.

Do critics and audiences agree on Dirty Hands?

Critics88
Audiences77

Not quite. Critics rate Dirty Hands higher (88) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.

What language is Dirty Hands in?

Finnish

It was made in Finnish. Produced in Finland.

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