Basic Info
Release: December 23, 1977
Runtime: 129 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (24 votes)
Status: Released
The Year of the Hare
1977
129 min
⭐ 7.3/10
24 votes
Overview
Young advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decides to spend a while in the Finnish wilderness. A wounded hare hit by a car becomes his travel companion. Together they find reclusion in the Finnish Lapland, soon to be disturbed by a noisy group of foreign tourists and their pretentious Finnish hosts. When the hare gets ill and needs to see a vet, Vatanen must return to the city and finally face the choice between his new and former life
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Production Countries
- Finland
Spoken Languages
- Finnish fi
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Cast
Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas
Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
Kaartinen
Hannele Lanu
Kiosk Vendor
Hannu Lauri
Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen
Toropainen
Crew
Risto Jarva
Director
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Producer
Arto Paasilinna
Screenplay
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Screenplay
Risto Jarva
Screenplay
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