Crime and Punishment

Student Rodion Raskolnikov lives in the oppressive poverty of St. Petersburg.

This existence gives rise to an idea in him about the right to commit a crime for a higher purpose. Inspired by his theory, the young man commits the murder of an old pawnbroker, hoping to free himself from poverty and rid the world of unnecessary evil. 

However, soon Rodion faces the consequences of his actions: the young man is tormented by his conscience, and he loses his mind…