Synopsis:
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
Directed by: | Risto Jarva |
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Written by: | Risto Jarva & Kullervo Kukkasjärvi & Arto Paasilinna |
Release date: | 1977-12-23 |
Runtime: | 129 minutes |
Cast:
Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
U. Kärkkäinen
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Also known as:
- Harens år
- The Year of the Hare