What is the duration of The Year of the Hare?

The duration of The Year of the Hare is 129 mins.

What is the original language of The Year of the Hare?

The original language of The Year of the Hare is Finnish.

Who directed The Year of the Hare?

The Year of the Hare was directed by Risto Jarva.

Which studio made The Year of the Hare?

The Year of the Hare was produced by Filminor.

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Q: Does The Year of the Hare have end credit scenes?

The Year of the Hare does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Comedy

Runtime

129 mins

Language

Finnish

Vatanen, a young advertising executive, quits his Helsinki job and retreats to the Finnish wilderness. He nurses a hare injured by a car, and they find solitude in Lapland until noisy foreign tourists and pretentious Finnish hosts intrude. When the hare falls ill, Vatanen must return to the city and decide between his new rustic life and his former urban one.

Filminor

Studio

Risto Jarva

Director

Does The Year of the Hare have end credit scenes?

No!

The Year of the Hare does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of The Year of the Hare

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Heikki Nousiainen

Toropainen

Rita Polster

Mrs. Vatanen

Antti Litja

Kaarlo Vatanen

Eija Nousiainen

Foreign Tourist

Markku Huhtamo

Taxi Driver

Aapo Vilhunen

Police Officer

Jukka Sipilä

Salosensaari

Ahti Kuoppala

Kaartinen

Elis Sella

Judge

Jorma Pulkkinen

Vaulonen

Helena Notkonen

Woman at Pot

Martti Pennanen

Hunter

Esa Pakarinen Jr.

Police Officer

Eija Pokkinen

Italian Tourist

Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Leila Heikkinen

Paavo Hukkinen

Taxi Driver

Hannu Lauri

Huhtinen

Kauko Helovirta

Desk Sergeant

Matti Turunen

Savolainen

Juha Kandolin

Miettinen

Masaaki Hashimoto

Foreign Tourist

Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen

Riku Rinkama

Prosecutor

Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen

Hannele Lanu

Kiosk Vendor

Arto Tuominen

Karlsson

Georges Copeloussis

Foreign Tourist

Rostislav Holthoer

Guide

Leni Katajakoski

Woman at Pot

Pekka Litja

Vatanen as a Child

Marja Mykkänen

Foreign Tourist

Antti Peippo

Man at Police Station

Lia Petersen

Pirkko

Eero Rinne

Tractor Driver

Pertti Sarkio

Professor

Markku Söderström

Laaksonen

Irma Wafin

Veterinarian

Orvokki Taivalsaari

Foreign Tourist

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