Overview
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
Movie Info
Release Date: 12/23/1977
Runtime: 129 min
Director: Risto Jarva
Writers: Arto Paasilinna, Arto Paasilinna, Risto Jarva
Top Cast
Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
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Paavo Hukkinen
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Martti Kuningas
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Ahti Kuoppala
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Hannu Lauri
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Heikki Nousiainen
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Rita Polster
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