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
Directing | Risto Jarva | Director |
Writing | Arto Paasilinna | Novel |
Production | Kullervo Kukkasjärvi | Producer |
Writing | Arto Paasilinna | Screenplay |
Writing | Kullervo Kukkasjärvi | Screenplay |
Writing | Risto Jarva | Screenplay |
Sound | Markku Kopisto | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Antti Peippo | Director of Photography |
Editing | Risto Jarva | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Marja Mykkänen | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Inkeri Terävä | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Tuomo Kattilakoski | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Art | Matteus Marttila | Production Design |
Sound | Matti Kuortti | Production Sound Mixer |
Sound | Timo Linnasalo | Production Sound Mixer |
Directing | Orvokki Taivalsaari | Script Supervisor |