Russia, 19th century. Rodion Raskolnikov, a penniless student, commits a crime he knows he will have to cruelly repent. The doubting murderer is torn between faith and agnosticism, hope and despair. The investigation by the policeman Porfiri Petrovich is successful and Raskolnikov is unmasked. But in the meantime he has met Sonia and true love, and the young woman will help him find the path to repentance. The hidden life of St Petersburg, the clash of strong, complex temperaments, the unpredictable outcome - all this maintains the suspense right up to the last frame.