The Year of the Hare
movie
Released December 23, 1977
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
Cast
Antti Litja
as
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
as
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
as
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
as
Taxi Driver
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Juha Kandolin
as
Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
as
U. Kärkkäinen
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Anna-Maija Kokkinen
as
Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas
as
Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
as
Kaartinen
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Hannele Lanu
as
Kiosk Vendor
Hannu Lauri
as
Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen
as
Toropainen
Crew
Risto Jarva
as
Director
Arto Paasilinna
as
Novel
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Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
as
Producer
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Tuomo Kattilakoski
as
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Matteus Marttila
as
Production Design
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Matti Kuortti
as
Production Sound Mixer
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Timo Linnasalo
as
Production Sound Mixer
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Orvokki Taivalsaari
as
Script Supervisor
Arto Paasilinna
as
Screenplay
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Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
as
Screenplay
Risto Jarva
as
Screenplay
Risto Jarva
as
Editor