He joined a gang to save his sister. Now he's not sure who's saving who.
Guilt is a high concept thriller that follows Tomas, a man who joins a violent criminal gang in an attempt to find his sister. As he delves deeper into his mission, his moralities waver and his obsession starts to consume him.
Acting
Tanskanen's physical transformation from desperate brother to hollowed-out enforcer.
Direction
Jelinkó's refusal to glamorize violence — every hit feels cheap and exhausting.
Cinematography
Bleak Helsinki nights that swallow characters whole.
Director
Márton Jelinkó
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 'Nordic noir' extending beyond Scandinavia — Finnish crime cinema exploring EU-marginal economic desperation.
Director Márton Jelinkó is Hungarian-Finnish; the film's cultural dislocation mirrors Tomas's own rootlessness in criminal undergrounds.
FI
