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Feature film — 1977

The Year of the Hare (1977)

7.32h 9mComedy — Drama

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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Director: Risto Jarva

On screen

Cast & crew

Antti Litja as Kaarlo Vatanen

Antti Litja

Kaarlo Vatanen

Kauko Helovirta as Desk Sergeant

Kauko Helovirta

Desk Sergeant

Markku Huhtamo as Taxi Driver

Markku Huhtamo

Taxi Driver

Paavo Hukkinen as Taxi Driver

Paavo Hukkinen

Taxi Driver

J

Juha Kandolin

Miettinen

Kosti Klemelä as U. Kärkkäinen

Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen

A

Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Leila Heikkinen

Martti Kuningas as Hannikainen

Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen

Ahti Kuoppala as Kaartinen

Ahti Kuoppala

Kaartinen

H

Hannele Lanu

Kiosk Vendor

Hannu Lauri as Huhtinen

Hannu Lauri

Huhtinen

Heikki Nousiainen as Toropainen

Heikki Nousiainen

Toropainen

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