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The Year of the Hare

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

1977 |2h 9m |  Comedy, Drama

Cast

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Kauko Helovirta

Desk Sergeant

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Markku Huhtamo

Taxi Driver

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Paavo Hukkinen

Taxi Driver

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Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen

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Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen

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Hannu Lauri

Huhtinen

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Heikki Nousiainen

Toropainen

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Rita Polster

Mrs. Vatanen

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Leni Katajakoski

Woman at Pot

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Status

Released

Language

Finnish

Budget

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Revenue

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