Summary
Tom Vatanen, the star photographer for a major Canadian magazine, is
about to receive the grand prize of the year for journalism. At
the request of Peter, his chief editor, he agrees to cover a dramatic
news story in a suburbs of Montreal. On the way home, Peter’s car
hits a young hare. Without saying a word, Tom leaves his vehicle
and pursues the animal into the forest. From this quasimagical
meeting between a man and a hare an unwavering friendship is born...
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Credits
- Director: Marc Rivière
- Script: Arto Paasilinna (novel), Marc Rivière
- Photo: Stefan Ivanov
- Music: Goran Bregovic
- Cast: Christopher Lambert (Tom Vatanen), Julie Gayet (Olga), Rémy Girard (Richard Growe), François Morel (Le pasteur), Johan Leysen (Peter), Eric Godon (Sam Bougreau), Jean-Marie Winling (Général Robson), Vincent Martin (Chasseur 1), Christian Sinniger (Le pilote de l’hydravion), Philippe Grand’Henry (Karsten), Dominique Besnehard (Barman Chibougamau), Emilia Radeva (Manoara), Itzhak Finzi (Inouk), Meglena Karalambova (La vieille dame), Atanass Atanassov (Sergent de police), Stoyan Aleksiev (Le pêcheur), Nikolai Urumov (Station Attendant), Bernard Eylenbosch (Le contremaître), Vladimir Lyutzkanov (Sergent du campement), Jean-Louis Sbille (Aaron), Sylvia Lultchev (Marylin), Velislav Pavlov (Camera man), Kitodar Todorov (Bob)
- Country: Belgium / Bulgaria / France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 95 min
- Aka: Vatanen’s Hare
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