The Year of the Hare

The Year of the Hare

Release Date: 1977-12-23

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

Rating: 7.26 / 10

Cast

Antti Litja

Antti Litja

as Kaarlo Vatanen

Kauko Helovirta

Kauko Helovirta

as Desk Sergeant

Markku Huhtamo

Markku Huhtamo

as Taxi Driver

Paavo Hukkinen

Paavo Hukkinen

as Taxi Driver

Juha Kandolin

Juha Kandolin

as Miettinen

Crew

  • Risto Jarva - Director

  • Arto Paasilinna - Novel

  • Kullervo Kukkasjärvi - Producer

  • Tuomo Kattilakoski - Sound Re-Recording Mixer

  • Matteus Marttila - Production Design

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