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The Year of the Hare was released on December 23, 1977.
The Year of the Hare was directed by Risto Jarva.
The Year of the Hare has a runtime of 2h 9m.
The Year of the Hare was produced by Kullervo Kukkasjärvi.
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.
The key characters in The Year of the Hare are Kaarlo Vatanen (Antti Litja), Desk Sergeant (Kauko Helovirta), Taxi Driver (Markku Huhtamo).
The Year of the Hare is a Comedy, Drama film.
The Year of the Hare has an audience rating of 7.5 out of 10.