Released Date:
1977-12-23
Languages:
Finnish, English
Countries:
Finland
Runtime:
129 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.7 (885 Reviews)
Director:
Risto JarvaRisto Jarva
Kullervo Kukkasjèrvi
Arto Paasilinna (novel)
Arto Paasilinna (screenplay)
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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