The Year of the Hare
129 mins
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
Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Leila Heikkinen
Ahti Kuoppala
Kaartinen
Hannele Lanu
Kiosk Vendor
Esa Pakarinen Jr.
Police Officer
Martti Pennanen
Hunter
Eija Pokkinen
Italian Tourist
Elis Sella
Judge
Jukka Sipilä
Salosensaari
Arto Tuominen
Karlsson
Matti Turunen
Savolainen
Aapo Vilhunen
Police Officer
Georges Copeloussis
Foreign Tourist
Masaaki Hashimoto
Foreign Tourist
Rostislav Holthoer
Guide
Pekka Litja
Vatanen as a Child
Marja Mykkänen
Foreign Tourist
Helena Notkonen
Woman at Pot
Eija Nousiainen
Foreign Tourist
Antti Peippo
Man at Police Station
Lia Petersen
Pirkko
Jorma Pulkkinen
Vaulonen
Riku Rinkama
Prosecutor
Eero Rinne
Tractor Driver
Pertti Sarkio
Professor
Markku Söderström
Laaksonen
Orvokki Taivalsaari
Foreign Tourist
Irma Wafin
Veterinarian
Arto Paasilinna
Novel
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Producer
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matteus Marttila
Production Design
Matti Kuortti
Production Sound Mixer
Timo Linnasalo
Production Sound Mixer
Orvokki Taivalsaari
Script Supervisor
Arto Paasilinna
Screenplay
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Screenplay
Markku Kopisto
Original Music Composer
Marja Mykkänen
Costume Design
Inkeri Terävä
Makeup Artist
Antti Peippo
Director of Photography