The Year of The Hare

– Young advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decid..

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Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 9 Minutes
Release Year:
1977
Original Name:
Jäniksen vuosi
The Year of The Hare
The Year of the Hare (1977) - Also known as Jäniksen vuosi

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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Release Date:

23 Dec 1977

Language:

Finnish, English

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Plot:

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.

Awards:

2 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10

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