The Year of the Hare (1977)

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

Cast (38)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Antti Litja

Kaarlo Vatanen

Kauko Helovirta

Desk Sergeant

Markku Huhtamo

Taxi Driver

Paavo Hukkinen

Taxi Driver

J

Juha Kandolin

Miettinen

Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen

A

Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Leila Heikkinen

Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen

Ahti Kuoppala

Kaartinen

H

Hannele Lanu

Kiosk Vendor

Hannu Lauri

Huhtinen

Heikki Nousiainen

Toropainen

E

Esa Pakarinen Jr.

Police Officer

M

Martti Pennanen

Hunter

E

Eija Pokkinen

Italian Tourist

Rita Polster

Mrs. Vatanen

E

Elis Sella

Judge

Jukka Sipilä

Salosensaari

A

Arto Tuominen

Karlsson

M

Matti Turunen

Savolainen

A

Aapo Vilhunen

Police Officer

G

Georges Copeloussis

Foreign Tourist

M

Masaaki Hashimoto

Foreign Tourist

R

Rostislav Holthoer

Guide

Leni Katajakoski

Woman at Pot

P

Pekka Litja

Vatanen as a Child

M

Marja Mykkänen

Foreign Tourist

H

Helena Notkonen

Woman at Pot

Eija Nousiainen

Foreign Tourist

A

Antti Peippo

Man at Police Station

L

Lia Petersen

Pirkko

J

Jorma Pulkkinen

Vaulonen

R

Riku Rinkama

Prosecutor

E

Eero Rinne

Tractor Driver

P

Pertti Sarkio

Professor

M

Markku Söderström

Laaksonen

O

Orvokki Taivalsaari

Foreign Tourist

I

Irma Wafin

Veterinarian

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