The Year of the Hare
1977, Finnish. Directed by Risto Jarva.
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
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
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Cast & crew
- Risto JarvaDirector
- Antti LitjaKaarlo Vatanen
- Kauko HelovirtaDesk Sergeant
- Markku HuhtamoTaxi Driver
- Paavo HukkinenTaxi Driver
- Juha KandolinMiettinen
- Kosti KlemeläU. Kärkkäinen
- Anna-Maija KokkinenLeila Heikkinen
- Martti KuningasHannikainen
- Ahti KuoppalaKaartinen
- Hannele LanuKiosk Vendor
- Hannu LauriHuhtinen
- Heikki NousiainenToropainen
Details
- Released
- 23 December 1977
- Original title
- Jäniksen vuosi
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, Arto Paasilinna, Risto Jarva
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What The Year of the Hare is based on
The Year of the Hare is based on The Year of the Hare, a 1989 novel.
Novel · 1989
The Year of the Hare
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The Year of the Hare runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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The Year of the Hare isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 December 1977. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Year of the Hare?
If you liked The Year of the Hare, try Chloe and Theo, The Good Half, Don't Think Twice.
Who directed The Year of the Hare?
The Year of the Hare (1977) was directed by Risto Jarva and stars Antti Litja, Kauko Helovirta, Markku Huhtamo.
What is The Year of the Hare based on?
The Year of the Hare is based on The Year of the Hare, a 1989 novel.