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The Year of the Hare
2 hours 9 minutes1977-12-23
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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
![Antti Litja](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
![Kauko Helovirta](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vFqwlTitCTpklhhs5swAh1VmvQE.jpg)
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
![Markku Huhtamo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rhSEKAEJPI3zqw2lzHhJmLPlQQT.jpg)
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
![Paavo Hukkinen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p9Xp2GeMnLvVqF9uab1KmnPOiiK.jpg)
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
![Juha Kandolin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
![Kosti Klemelä](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kXNMUBCQN0DUS0ZmYJmSBT5SToS.jpg)
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
![Anna-Maija Kokkinen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Leila Heikkinen
![Martti Kuningas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jV49ICw6Nl9IveNn7zbgM31K7Fh.jpg)
Martti Kuningas
Hannikainen
![Ahti Kuoppala](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ahti Kuoppala
Kaartinen
![Hannele Lanu](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hannele Lanu
Kiosk Vendor
![Hannu Lauri](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9fD1T9OcwgSeOO2WK2qxqR3OjrZ.jpg)
Hannu Lauri
Huhtinen
![Heikki Nousiainen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3QW7uhbDXneaDnxU9cy47slFmjC.jpg)
Heikki Nousiainen
Toropainen
![Esa Pakarinen Jr.](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Esa Pakarinen Jr.
Police Officer
![Martti Pennanen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Martti Pennanen
Hunter
![Eija Pokkinen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eija Pokkinen
Italian Tourist
![Rita Polster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rY6thZCdMrLY1ayz7FpbcKBZJwL.jpg)
Rita Polster
Mrs. Vatanen
![Elis Sella](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Elis Sella
Judge
![Jukka Sipilä](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jukka Sipilä
Salosensaari
![Arto Tuominen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Arto Tuominen
Karlsson
![Matti Turunen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Matti Turunen
Savolainen
![Aapo Vilhunen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Aapo Vilhunen
Police Officer
![Georges Copeloussis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Georges Copeloussis
Foreign Tourist
![Masaaki Hashimoto](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Masaaki Hashimoto
Foreign Tourist
![Rostislav Holthoer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rostislav Holthoer
Guide
![Leni Katajakoski](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bAKr1lamOy6GhUG880ZsfETWjvJ.jpg)
Leni Katajakoski
Woman at Pot
![Pekka Litja](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pekka Litja
Vatanen as a Child
![Marja Mykkänen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Marja Mykkänen
Foreign Tourist
![Helena Notkonen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Helena Notkonen
Woman at Pot
![Eija Nousiainen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eija Nousiainen
Foreign Tourist
![Antti Peippo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Antti Peippo
Man at Police Station
![Lia Petersen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lia Petersen
Pirkko
![Jorma Pulkkinen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jorma Pulkkinen
Vaulonen
![Riku Rinkama](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Riku Rinkama
Prosecutor
![Eero Rinne](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eero Rinne
Tractor Driver
![Pertti Sarkio](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pertti Sarkio
Professor
![Markku Söderström](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Markku Söderström
Laaksonen
![Orvokki Taivalsaari](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Orvokki Taivalsaari
Foreign Tourist
![Irma Wafin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)