The Year of the Hare

The Year of the Hare

Release date : December 23, 1977
Runtime : 2h 9m
Countries of origin : Finland /
Original Language : Finnish /
Director : Risto Jarva /
Production companies : Filminor /
December 23, 1977 2h 9m Finland Comedy Finnish More
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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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Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas
Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
Kaartinen
Hannele Lanu
Kiosk Vendor
Hannu Lauri
Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen
Toropainen
Esa Pakarinen Jr.
Police Officer
Eija Pokkinen
Italian Tourist
Rita Polster
Mrs. Vatanen
Jukka Sipilä
Salosensaari

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  • title:The Year of the Hare
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1977
  • Runtime:2h 9m
  • Genres: Comedy · Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: Finland ·
  • Original Language: Finnish ·
  • Director: Risto Jarva /
  • Writers: Arto Paasilinna · Kullervo Kukkasjärvi · Arto Paasilinna · Risto Jarva ·
  • Production companies: Filminor ·
  • 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
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