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The Year of the Hare(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-12-23
73%
25 Votes
Time: 2h 9m
Overview:
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
Languages: Finnish.
Countries:
Finland
ProductionCompanies:
Filminor
Movie: The Year of the Hare
Top 10 Billed Cast
Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
Martti Kuningas
Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
Kaartinen
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Overview
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
Release Date
1977-12-23
Average
7.26
Rating:
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