The Year of the Hare

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

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Top Cast

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

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