Crime and PunishmentCrime and Punishment

Struggling to survive in abject poverty, former university student Rodion Raskolnikov finds an outlet in his thoughts and dreams. Over time a particular theory takes shape that leads him to murder an old woman moneylender and her meek sister. His abundant intellect enables him to rationalize the brutal crime to himself, but his conscience dictates otherwise and all-too-soon he is overwhelmed by torturous guilt. In an atmosphere of increasing tension and fear, Raskolnikov desperately struggles to conceal his secret from his friends and family. But there is one man he cannot escape, a man he is convinced knows of his guilt, the cunningly clever policeman Porfiry Petrovich..."