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.
Unfortunately the movie Dirty Hands is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Director |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Writer |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Sartre | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Matti Kurkikangas | Director of Photography |
| Production | Seppo Hakkarainen | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Aimo Metsäaho | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Jussi Olkinuora | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Paavo Eskelinen | Editor |
| Sound | Dmitri Shostakovich | Music |
| Sound | Lasse Litovaara | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Outi Harjupatana | Costume Design |
| Art | Risto Jokinen | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Seppo Virtanen | Colorist |
| Camera | Hannu Vaarala | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Petri Enbuske | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Leena Franssila | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Teemu Järvinen | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Kimmo Kaltio | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mari Ropponen | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zoe Burtsow | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Risto Karhula | Production Design |
| Editing | Aila Lind | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Hannu Kahakorpi | Producer |
