CinemaOSMovie · 1977 · 2h 9m

The Year of the Hare

73%(28)IMDbComedyDrama

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

Directed byRisto Jarva

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
FI
Released
December 23, 1977
Studios
Filminor

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Antti Litja

Antti Litja

Kaarlo Vatanen

Kauko Helovirta

Kauko Helovirta

Desk Sergeant

Markku Huhtamo

Markku Huhtamo

Taxi Driver

Paavo Hukkinen

Paavo Hukkinen

Taxi Driver

Juha Kandolin

Miettinen

Kosti Klemelä

Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen

Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Leila Heikkinen

Martti Kuningas

Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen

Ahti Kuoppala

Ahti Kuoppala

Kaartinen

Hannele Lanu

Kiosk Vendor

Creative team
Directed by
Risto Jarva
Risto Jarva
Written by
Arto Paasilinna
Arto Paasilinna
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Produced by
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi

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