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    The Year of the Hare

    129'

    1977-12-23

    7.3

    Comedy,Drama

    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

    DirectingRisto JarvaWritingArto Paasilinna

    Cast

    1

    Kaarlo Vatanen

    Antti Litja

    1

    Desk Sergeant

    Kauko Helovirta

    1

    Taxi Driver

    Markku Huhtamo

    1

    Taxi Driver

    Paavo Hukkinen

    1

    Miettinen

    Juha Kandolin

    1

    U. Kärkkäinen

    Kosti Klemelä

    1

    Leila Heikkinen

    Anna-Maija Kokkinen

    1

    Hannikainen

    Martti Kuningas

    2

    Kaartinen

    Ahti Kuoppala

    1

    Kiosk Vendor

    Hannele Lanu

    1

    Huhtinen

    Hannu Lauri

    1

    Toropainen

    Heikki Nousiainen

    1

    Police Officer

    Esa Pakarinen Jr.

    1

    Hunter

    Martti Pennanen

    2

    Italian Tourist

    Eija Pokkinen

    1

    Mrs. Vatanen

    Rita Polster

    1

    Judge

    Elis Sella

    1

    Salosensaari

    Jukka Sipilä

    1

    Karlsson

    Arto Tuominen

    1

    Savolainen

    Matti Turunen

    1

    Police Officer

    Aapo Vilhunen

    1

    Foreign Tourist

    Georges Copeloussis

    1

    Foreign Tourist

    Masaaki Hashimoto

    1

    Guide

    Rostislav Holthoer

    1

    Woman at Pot

    Leni Katajakoski

    1

    Vatanen as a Child

    Pekka Litja

    1

    Foreign Tourist

    Marja Mykkänen

    1

    Woman at Pot

    Helena Notkonen

    1

    Foreign Tourist

    Eija Nousiainen

    2

    Man at Police Station

    Antti Peippo

    1

    Pirkko

    Lia Petersen

    1

    Vaulonen

    Jorma Pulkkinen

    1

    Prosecutor

    Riku Rinkama

    1

    Tractor Driver

    Eero Rinne

    1

    Professor

    Pertti Sarkio

    1

    Laaksonen

    Markku Söderström

    1

    Foreign Tourist

    Orvokki Taivalsaari

    1

    Veterinarian

    Irma Wafin

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Finland
    • List of languages:
      1. Finnish
    • List of companies:
      1. Filminor
    • Vote Count: 28
    • Popularity: 0.7375
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Jäniksen vuosi

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