The Year of the Hare (1977)
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
Comedy
Drama
Cast & Crew
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
Martti Kuningas
Hannikainen
Hannu Lauri
Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen
Toropainen
Rita Polster
Mrs. Vatanen
Leni Katajakoski
Woman at Pot
Risto Jarva
Director
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Producer
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, Arto Paasilinna, Risto Jarva
Screenplay
