The Year of the Hare

Risto Jarva
1977-12-23


7.1
129 min

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

Cast

Name Character Team
Antti Litja Kaarlo Vatanen Unowned
Kauko Helovirta Desk Sergeant Unowned
Markku Huhtamo Taxi Driver Unowned
Paavo Hukkinen Taxi Driver Unowned
Juha Kandolin Miettinen Unowned
Kosti Klemelä U. Kärkkäinen Unowned
Anna-Maija Kokkinen Leila Heikkinen Unowned
Martti Kuningas Hannikainen Unowned
Ahti Kuoppala Kaartinen Unowned
Hannele Lanu Kiosk Vendor Unowned
Hannu Lauri Huhtinen Unowned
Heikki Nousiainen Toropainen Unowned
Esa Pakarinen Jr. Police Officer Unowned
Martti Pennanen Hunter Unowned
Eija Pokkinen Italian Tourist Unowned
Rita Polster Mrs. Vatanen Unowned
Elis Sella Judge Unowned
Jukka Sipilä Salosensaari Unowned
Arto Tuominen Karlsson Unowned
Matti Turunen Savolainen Unowned
Aapo Vilhunen Police Officer Unowned
Georges Copeloussis Foreign Tourist Unowned
Masaaki Hashimoto Foreign Tourist Unowned
Rostislav Holthoer Guide Unowned
Leni Katajakoski Woman at Pot Unowned
Pekka Litja Vatanen as a Child Unowned
Marja Mykkänen Foreign Tourist Unowned
Helena Notkonen Woman at Pot Unowned
Eija Nousiainen Foreign Tourist Unowned
Antti Peippo Man at Police Station Unowned
Lia Petersen Pirkko Unowned
Jorma Pulkkinen Vaulonen Unowned
Riku Rinkama Prosecutor Unowned
Eero Rinne Tractor Driver Unowned
Pertti Sarkio Professor Unowned
Markku Söderström Laaksonen Unowned
Orvokki Taivalsaari Foreign Tourist Unowned
Irma Wafin Veterinarian Unowned