The Year of the Hare
Jäniksen vuosi
Release: 1977-12-23
·Runtime: 129m
·★ 7.3
Comedy
Drama
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
Production Countries
Finland
Production Companies
Filminor
Cast
Markku Huhtamo
as Taxi Driver
Martti Kuningas
as Hannikainen
Antti Litja
as Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
as Desk Sergeant
Ahti Kuoppala
as Kaartinen
Heikki Nousiainen
as Toropainen
Paavo Hukkinen
as Taxi Driver
Leni Katajakoski
as Woman at Pot
Kosti Klemelä
as U. Kärkkäinen
Hannu Lauri
as Huhtinen
Rita Polster
as Mrs. Vatanen
