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 The Year of the Hare (1977) More at IMDbPro »Jäniksen vuosi (original title)

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. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki

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For years now an advertising executive called Vatanen has lost his taste of life. The expectations of his younger days are far from coming true... See more (warning! contains spoilers) »

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