The Year of the Hare
The Year of the Hare

The Year of the Hare

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1977
2h 9m
7.3(24 votes)
Comedy
Drama

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

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38 members
Acting

Antti Litja

Kaarlo Vatanen

Antti Litja
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Kauko Helovirta

Desk Sergeant

Kauko Helovirta
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Markku Huhtamo

Taxi Driver

Markku Huhtamo
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Paavo Hukkinen

Taxi Driver

Paavo Hukkinen
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Juha Kandolin

Miettinen

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Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen

Kosti Klemelä
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Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Leila Heikkinen

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Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen

Martti Kuningas
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Ahti Kuoppala

Kaartinen

Ahti Kuoppala
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Hannele Lanu

Kiosk Vendor

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Hannu Lauri

Huhtinen

Hannu Lauri
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Heikki Nousiainen

Toropainen

Heikki Nousiainen
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Esa Pakarinen Jr.

Police Officer

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Martti Pennanen

Hunter

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Eija Pokkinen

Italian Tourist

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Rita Polster

Mrs. Vatanen

Rita Polster
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Elis Sella

Judge

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Jukka Sipilä

Salosensaari

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Arto Tuominen

Karlsson

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Matti Turunen

Savolainen

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Aapo Vilhunen

Police Officer

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Georges Copeloussis

Foreign Tourist

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Masaaki Hashimoto

Foreign Tourist

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Rostislav Holthoer

Guide

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Leni Katajakoski

Woman at Pot

Leni Katajakoski
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Pekka Litja

Vatanen as a Child

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Costume & Make-Up

Marja Mykkänen

Foreign Tourist

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Helena Notkonen

Woman at Pot

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Eija Nousiainen

Foreign Tourist

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Camera

Antti Peippo

Man at Police Station

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Lia Petersen

Pirkko

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Jorma Pulkkinen

Vaulonen

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Riku Rinkama

Prosecutor

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Eero Rinne

Tractor Driver

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Pertti Sarkio

Professor

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Markku Söderström

Laaksonen

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Production

Orvokki Taivalsaari

Foreign Tourist

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Irma Wafin

Veterinarian

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