The Year of the Hare (1977)

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Released:
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

Director:
Risto Jarva

Runtime:
2h 9min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Antti Litja
    as
    Kaarlo Vatanen
  • Kauko Helovirta
    as
    Desk Sergeant
  • Markku Huhtamo
    as
    Taxi Driver
  • Paavo Hukkinen
    as
    Taxi Driver
  • Juha Kandolin
    as
    Miettinen