Vatanen, a young project manager at an advertising agency, suddenly throws everything away and decides to exchange a quiet and secure life in the Finnish capital for a natural refuge. Suddenly he gets a travel companion. And not just any hare that was hit and injured by the machine. At the same time, they enjoy a secluded life in Lapland, but are soon hampered by noisy tourist groups and pretentious Finns. Maybe it would be possible to escape from it, but one day the hare's health deteriorates - he needs to visit a veterinarian. And that means Vatanen will have to return to the same city he ran away from. Then he has a big dilemma - to choose a new life or go back to the old one.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 9 min.
- Country, year
- Finland, 1977
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy
- Language
- Finnish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Risto Jarva
- Screenplay
- Risto Jarva, Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, Arto Paasilinna (pagal Arto Paasilinna romaną)
- Cinematography
- Antti Peippo, Erkki Peltomaa, Juha-Veli Äkräs
- Music
- Markku Kopisto
- Cast
- Antti Litja, Kaarlo Vatanen, Kauko Helovirta, Markku Huhtamo, Paavo Hukkinen, Kosti Klemelä, Anna-Maija Kokkine
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Risto Jarva
Risto Jarva was born in 1934 in Helsinki. He has been an amateur photographer since adolescence, and became interested in cinema while still in school. He studied chemistry at the Helsinki University of Technology. He founded the film company Filminor in 1962 and was its director from 1965 to 1970. On December 16, 1977, after the premiere of his film The Year of the Rabbit in Helsinki, the director was involved in an accident and died.
