In Helsinki, an ex-law student turned slaughterhouse worker commits a senseless crime that catapults him into loneliness. Only a woman who accidentally arrived at the crime scene wants to follow him, but guilt and the tightening net of the police throw a shadow over their desperate love affair.
| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Director |
| Writing | Fyodor Dostoevsky | Novel |
| Production | Mika Kaurismäki | Producer |
| Editing | Veikko Aaltonen | Editor |
| Camera | Timo Salminen | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Pauli Pentti | Screenplay |
| Sound | Pedro Hietanen | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Matti Jaaranen | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marja Uusitalo | Costume Design |
| Sound | Mikael Sievers | Sound |
| Directing | Pauli Pentti | Assistant Director |
| Production | Heikki Ukkonen | Production Manager |
| Production | Timo Eränkö | Location Manager |
| Lighting | Heikki Katajisto | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Mikko Mattila | Assistant Gaffer |
| Camera | Heikki Ortamo | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Matti Kuortti | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Kimmo Viskari | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Kai Honkanen | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Taneli Eskola | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Raija Talvio | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Raija Talvio | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Apollo Kemppinen | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Kjell Westman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Jari Savola | Colorist |
| Editing | Leena Palmu | Negative Cutter |
