Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)

Synopsis: In director Robert Schmidt's adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (the "in Suburbia" is Schmidt's addition), the role of the protagonist is played not by a troubled... In director Robert Schmidt's adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (the "in Suburbia" is Schmidt's addition), the role of the protagonist is played not by a troubled young man who kills his landlady, but by a teenage girl (Monica Keena) who murders an older man who has been molesting her. The punishment, rather than a police interrogation and exile to Siberia, is a series of psychological discussions with a common cop who has a romantic interest in her. An interesting take on an old story, the film raises the nagging moral questions: When is a crime justifiable? and How does the punishment fit the crime? [More]

Starring: Monica Keena, Vincent Kartheiser, Ellen Barkin, James DeBello

Starring: Monica Keena, Vincent Kartheiser, Ellen Barkin, James DeBello, Michael Ironside, Lucinda Jenney, Valerie Wildman, Jeffrey Wright

Director: Rob Schmidt

Director: Rob Schmidt
Screenwriter: Larry Gross
Producer: Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler

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