The Year of the Hare
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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
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Edited by Risto JarvaShot by Antti PeippoScored by Markku Kopisto
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15 unique people credited
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Anna Maija Kokkinen
as Varatuomari Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas
as Ent. nimismies Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
as Kaartinen
Hannele Lanu
as Kioskinpitäjä
Kosti Klemela
as U. Kärkkäinen
Antti Litja
as Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
as Poliisipäivystäjä
Markku Huhtamo
as Taksinkuljettaja Mikkelissä
Paavo Hukkinen
as Taksinkuljettaja Heinolassa
Juha Kandolin
as Valokuvaaja Miettinen
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