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
Cast
Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas
Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
Kaartinen
Hannele Lanu
Kiosk Vendor
Hannu Lauri
Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen
Toropainen
Esa Pakarinen Jr.
Police Officer
Martti Pennanen
Hunter
Eija Pokkinen
Italian Tourist
Rita Polster
Mrs. Vatanen
Elis Sella
Judge
Jukka Sipilä
Salosensaari
Arto Tuominen
Karlsson
Matti Turunen
Savolainen
Aapo Vilhunen
Police Officer
Georges Copeloussis
Foreign Tourist
Masaaki Hashimoto
Foreign Tourist
Rostislav Holthoer
Guide
Leni Katajakoski
Woman at Pot
Pekka Litja
Vatanen as a Child
Marja Mykkänen
Foreign Tourist
Helena Notkonen
Woman at Pot
Eija Nousiainen
Foreign Tourist
Antti Peippo
Man at Police Station
Lia Petersen
Pirkko
Jorma Pulkkinen
Vaulonen
Riku Rinkama
Prosecutor
Eero Rinne
Tractor Driver
Pertti Sarkio
Professor
Markku Söderström
Laaksonen
Orvokki Taivalsaari
Foreign Tourist
Irma Wafin
Veterinarian
Crew
Risto Jarva
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Screenplay, Producer
Arto Paasilinna
Screenplay, Novel
Antti Peippo
Director of Photography
Matteus Marttila
Production Design
Erkki Peltomaa
"B" Camera Operator
Juha-Veli Äkräs
"B" Camera Operator
Marja Mykkänen
Costume Design
Inkeri Terävä
Makeup Artist
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matti Kuortti
Production Sound Mixer
Timo Linnasalo
Production Sound Mixer
Markku Kopisto
Original Music Composer
Orvokki Taivalsaari
Script Supervisor
Pirjo Hokkanen
Script Supervisor
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