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
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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
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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
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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