The Year of the Hare (2006 film)
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| French | Le Lièvre de Vatanen |
| Directed by | Marc Rivière |
| Written by | Marc Rivière |
| Based on | The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna |
| Produced by | Marc Rivière |
| Starring | Christopher Lambert |
| Cinematography | Stefan Ivanov |
| Edited by | Frédéric Fichefet |
| Music by | Goran Bregović |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont Columbia TriStar Films (France) Belga Films (Belgium) |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium Bulgaria |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8.8 million |
The Year of the Hare (French: Le Lièvre de Vatanen) is a 2006 French, Belgian and Bulgarian film directed, written and produced by Marc Rivière. 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.