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Crime and Punishment (1983 film)

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Crime and Punishment
Directed byAki Kaurismäki
Produced byMika Kaurismäki
CinematographyTimo Salminen
Edited byVeikko Aaltonen
Distributed byFinnkino Oy
Release date
2 December 1983 (1983-12-02)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Crime and Punishment (Finnish title: Rikos ja rangaistus) is a 1983 film directed by Aki Kaurismäki. It is the first full-length film by Kaurismäki which is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same name, Crime and Punishment. The main character in the film is called Rahikainen.

In 1984, it received two Jussi Awards: for the best début film and for the best script.