The Year of The Hare
– Young advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decid..
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
23 Dec 1977
Finnish, English
Risto Jarva
Risto Jarva, Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, Arto Paasilinna (novel), Arto Paasilinna (screenplay)
Antti Litja, Kauko Helovirta, Markku Huhtamo, Paavo Hukkinen
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.
2 wins.