Tom of Finland

6.6 / 10

(138 votes)

Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual and men around him even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specialising in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work – made famous by his signature ‘Tom of Finland’ – became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a gay revolution.

Country:

Iceland,

Finland,

United States of America,

Sweden,

Denmark,

Germany

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

116 minutes

Year:

2017

Director:

Dome Karukoski

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Company:

Helsinki-filmi,

Fridthjof Film,

Neutrinos Productions,

Anagram

Budget:

$4,200,000

Revenue:

$1,792,414

Cast:
Pekka Strang

Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland

Lauri Tilkanen

Veli

Jessica Grabowsky

Kaija

Taisto Oksanen

Alijoki

Seumas F. Sargent

Doug

Crew:
Dome Karukoski

Director

Aleksi Bardy

Writer

Siim Maaten

Set Dresser

Miia Haavisto

Producer

Annika Sucksdorff

Producer