The Year of the Hare
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
Top Billed Cast
Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
Featured Crew
Risto Jarva
Director
Arto Paasilinna
Novel
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Producer
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matteus Marttila
Production Design
Matti Kuortti
Production Sound Mixer
Orvokki Taivalsaari
Script Supervisor
Timo Linnasalo
Production Sound Mixer
Marja Mykkänen
Costume Design
Inkeri Terävä
Makeup Artist
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Screenplay
Risto Jarva
Editor
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