The Year of the Hare
1977Young 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
Acted in
Antti Litja
as Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
as Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
as Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
as Taxi Driver
Juha Kandolin
as Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
as U. Kärkkäinen
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
as Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas
as Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
as Kaartinen
Hannele Lanu
as Kiosk Vendor
Hannu Lauri
as Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen
as Toropainen
Esa Pakarinen Jr.
as Police Officer
Martti Pennanen
as Hunter
Eija Pokkinen
as Italian Tourist
Rita Polster
as Mrs. Vatanen
Elis Sella
as Judge
Jukka Sipilä
as Salosensaari
Arto Tuominen
as Karlsson
Matti Turunen
as Savolainen
Aapo Vilhunen
as Police Officer
Georges Copeloussis
as Foreign Tourist
Masaaki Hashimoto
as Foreign Tourist
Rostislav Holthoer
as Guide
Leni Katajakoski
as Woman at Pot
Pekka Litja
as Vatanen as a Child
Marja Mykkänen
as Foreign Tourist
Helena Notkonen
as Woman at Pot
Eija Nousiainen
as Foreign Tourist
Antti Peippo
as Man at Police Station
Lia Petersen
as Pirkko
Jorma Pulkkinen
as Vaulonen
Riku Rinkama
as Prosecutor
Eero Rinne
as Tractor Driver
Pertti Sarkio
as Professor
Markku Söderström
as Laaksonen
Orvokki Taivalsaari
as Foreign Tourist
Irma Wafin
as Veterinarian