The Year of the Hare
1977/12/23 (US) | Comedy, 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
Risto Jarva
Director
Arto Paasilinna
Screenplay
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Screenplay
Risto Jarva
Screenplay
Lead Cast
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Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
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Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
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Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Leila Heikkinen
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Filminor
Crews
Arto Paasilinna
Novel
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Producer
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matteus Marttila
Production Design
Matti Kuortti
Production Sound Mixer
Timo Linnasalo
Production Sound Mixer
Orvokki Taivalsaari
Script Supervisor