The Year of the Hare (2006 film) explained

The Year of the Hare
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Director:	Marc Rivière
Producer:	Marc Rivière
Starring:	Christopher Lambert
Cinematography:	Stefan Ivanov
Editing:	Frédéric Fichefet
Music:	Goran Bregović
Studio:	Gaumont
Distributor:	Gaumont Columbia TriStar Films (France)^[1] Belga Films (Belgium)
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	France Belgium Bulgaria
Language:	French
Budget:	$8.8 million^[2]

The Year of the Hare (fr|Le Lièvre de Vatanen) is a 2006 French, Belgian and Bulgarian film directed, written and produced by Marc Rivière.^[3] It is based on the 1975 novel The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna, which has previously been made of a 1977 Finnish adaptation directed by Risto Jarva.

Cast

• Christopher Lambert : Tom Vatanen
• Julie Gayet : Olga
• Rémy Girard : Richard Growe
• François Morel : The pastor
• Johan Leysen : Peter
• Eric Godon : Sam Bougreau
• Jean-Marie Winling : General Robson
• Dominique Besnehard : Barman Chibougamau
• Jean-Louis Sbille : Aaron

See also

• The Year of the Hare, the novel by Arto Paasilinna the film is based on.
• The Year of the Hare, the 1977 Finnish adaptation of the novel.

References

1. Web site: Le Lièvre de Vatanen (2006). Lumiere. 9 April 2023.
2. Web site: Le Lièvre de Vatanen (2006) - JPBox-Office.
3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462690/ IMDB page on Le Lièvre de Vatanen