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The Year of the Hare

MOVIE • 1977

The Year of the Hare

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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

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 28
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Top Cast

Antti Litja

Antti Litja

Kaarlo Vatanen

Kauko Helovirta

Kauko Helovirta

Desk Sergeant

Markku Huhtamo

Markku Huhtamo

Taxi Driver

Paavo Hukkinen

Paavo Hukkinen

Taxi Driver

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Juha Kandolin

Miettinen

Kosti Klemelä

Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen

—

Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Leila Heikkinen

Martti Kuningas

Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen

Ahti Kuoppala

Ahti Kuoppala

Kaartinen

—

Hannele Lanu

Kiosk Vendor

Hannu Lauri

Hannu Lauri

Huhtinen

Heikki Nousiainen

Heikki Nousiainen

Toropainen

—

Esa Pakarinen Jr.

Police Officer

—

Martti Pennanen

Hunter

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Theatrical release date: December 23, 1977

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

December 23, 1977

Runtime

129 min

Language

Finnish

Origin

Finland

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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