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

7.26

129 min

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

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

Director

Risto Jarva