TV series

Crime and Punishment

1979 · 1 season

A slow, suffocating plunge into one man's feverish guilt, staged with theatrical austerity and relentless psychological pressure.

Overview: Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Guilt, morality, obsession, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
morality
obsession
isolation
justice
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild