The Year of the Hare

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Risto Jarva
Writer Arto Paasilinna (Screenplay), Kullervo Kukkasjärvi (Screenplay), Risto Jarva (Screenplay)
Original Title Jäniksen vuosi
Release Date December 23, 1977
Runtime 129 min (2h 9m)
Country Finland
Language FI
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Filminor

The Year of the Hare (1977)

Directed by Risto Jarva
• Written by Arto Paasilinna , Kullervo Kukkasjärvi , Risto Jarva
⭐ 3.6 / 5 (28 votes) ⏱️ 129 min 🎬 Comedy, Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

28 ratings
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Synopsis

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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Risto Jarva
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 Screenplay Arto Paasilinna
Arto Paasilinna
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 Screenplay Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
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 Antti Litja
Antti Litja
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 Kauko Helovirta
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 Markku Huhtamo
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 Paavo Hukkinen
Paavo Hukkinen
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 Juha Kandolin
Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
 Kosti Klemelä
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
 Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Leila Heikkinen
 Martti Kuningas
Martti Kuningas
Hannikainen
 Ahti Kuoppala
Ahti Kuoppala
Kaartinen
 Hannele Lanu
Hannele Lanu
Kiosk Vendor
 Hannu Lauri
Hannu Lauri
Huhtinen
 Heikki Nousiainen
Heikki Nousiainen
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