The Year of the Hare

The Year of the Hare

1977/12/23 • Released • Finnish

Comedy
Drama
7.2
2h 9m

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

Casts

Antti Litja

Kaarlo Vatanen

Kauko Helovirta

Kauko Helovirta

Desk Sergeant

Markku Huhtamo

Markku Huhtamo

Taxi Driver

Paavo Hukkinen

Paavo Hukkinen

Taxi Driver

Juha Kandolin

Miettinen

Kosti Klemelä

Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen

Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Leila Heikkinen

Martti Kuningas

Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen

Ahti Kuoppala

Kaartinen

Hannele Lanu

Kiosk Vendor

Hannu Lauri

Hannu Lauri

Huhtinen

Heikki Nousiainen

Heikki Nousiainen

Toropainen

Esa Pakarinen Jr.

Police Officer

Martti Pennanen

Hunter

Eija Pokkinen

Italian Tourist

Rita Polster

Rita Polster

Mrs. Vatanen

Elis Sella

Judge

Jukka Sipilä

Salosensaari

Arto Tuominen

Karlsson

Matti Turunen

Savolainen

Aapo Vilhunen

Police Officer

Georges Copeloussis

Foreign Tourist

Masaaki Hashimoto

Foreign Tourist

Rostislav Holthoer

Guide

Leni Katajakoski

Leni Katajakoski

Woman at Pot

Pekka Litja

Vatanen as a Child

Marja Mykkänen

Foreign Tourist

Helena Notkonen

Woman at Pot

Eija Nousiainen

Foreign Tourist

Antti Peippo

Man at Police Station

Lia Petersen

Pirkko

Jorma Pulkkinen

Vaulonen

Riku Rinkama

Prosecutor

Eero Rinne

Tractor Driver

Pertti Sarkio

Professor

Markku Söderström

Laaksonen

Orvokki Taivalsaari

Foreign Tourist

Irma Wafin

Veterinarian

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