Silmät hämärässä

Silmät hämärässä

1952 · 80 min · ★ 7.8 · Thriller, Crime, Drama

A mad writer checks into a hotel. In the window of a opposite building he sees four men and starts to write their life story. Every man is an anonymous person who have done or experienced something irreversible in his life. They end up together to plan a heist.

Directed by Veikko Itkonen · Written by Juha Nevalainen

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