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The Year of the Hare

The Year of the Hare1977

★7.3129 minComedyDrama

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

Writer

Arto Paasilinna Kullervo Kukkasjärvi Risto Jarva

Score

Stars

Antti Litja Kauko Helovirta Markku Huhtamo

Cast38

Antti Litja
as Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
as Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
as Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
as Taxi Driver
J
Juha Kandolin
as Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
as U. Kärkkäinen
A
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
as Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas
as Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
as Kaartinen
H
Hannele Lanu
as Kiosk Vendor
Hannu Lauri
as Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen
as Toropainen
E
Esa Pakarinen Jr.
as Police Officer
M
Martti Pennanen
as Hunter
E
Eija Pokkinen
as Italian Tourist
Rita Polster
as Mrs. Vatanen
E
Elis Sella
as Judge
Jukka Sipilä
as Salosensaari
A
Arto Tuominen
as Karlsson
M
Matti Turunen
as Savolainen
A
Aapo Vilhunen
as Police Officer
G
Georges Copeloussis
as Foreign Tourist
M
Masaaki Hashimoto
as Foreign Tourist
R
Rostislav Holthoer
as Guide
Leni Katajakoski
as Woman at Pot
P
Pekka Litja
as Vatanen as a Child
M
Marja Mykkänen
as Foreign Tourist
H
Helena Notkonen
as Woman at Pot
Eija Nousiainen
as Foreign Tourist
A
Antti Peippo
as Man at Police Station
L
Lia Petersen
as Pirkko
J
Jorma Pulkkinen
as Vaulonen
R
Riku Rinkama
as Prosecutor
E
Eero Rinne
as Tractor Driver
P
Pertti Sarkio
as Professor
M
Markku Söderström
as Laaksonen
O
Orvokki Taivalsaari
as Foreign Tourist
I
Irma Wafin
as Veterinarian

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