The Year of the Hare
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
Release Date:
1977-12-23
Runtime:
129 minutes
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Starring:
Antti Litja
as Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
as Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
as Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
as Taxi Driver
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Juha Kandolin
as Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
as U. Kärkkäinen
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Anna-Maija Kokkinen
as Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas
as Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
as Kaartinen
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Hannele Lanu
as Kiosk Vendor
Hannu Lauri
as Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen
as Toropainen
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Esa Pakarinen Jr.
as Police Officer
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Martti Pennanen
as Hunter
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Eija Pokkinen
as Italian Tourist
Rita Polster
as Mrs. Vatanen
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Elis Sella
as Judge
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Jukka Sipilä
as Salosensaari
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Arto Tuominen
as Karlsson
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Matti Turunen
as Savolainen
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Aapo Vilhunen
as Police Officer
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Georges Copeloussis
as Foreign Tourist
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Masaaki Hashimoto
as Foreign Tourist
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Rostislav Holthoer
as Guide
Leni Katajakoski
as Woman at Pot
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Pekka Litja
as Vatanen as a Child
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Marja Mykkänen
as Foreign Tourist
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Helena Notkonen
as Woman at Pot
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Eija Nousiainen
as Foreign Tourist
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Antti Peippo
as Man at Police Station