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The Year of the Hare

1977-2h 9min
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7.3 / 10 21

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

Writers Arto Paasilinna Kullervo Kukkasjärvi Risto Jarva

Stars Antti Litja Kauko Helovirta Markku Huhtamo

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Antti Litja

Kaarlo Vatanen
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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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Juha Kandolin

Miettinen
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Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen
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Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Leila Heikkinen
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Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen
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Ahti Kuoppala

Kaartinen
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Hannele Lanu

Kiosk Vendor
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Hannu Lauri

Huhtinen
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Heikki Nousiainen

Toropainen

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