Tom of Finland

Feb 24, 2017

1h 56m

★ 6.7

They called it filth. It became a revolution.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Helsinki-filmi

Fridthjof Film

Neutrinos Productions

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Cast

Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland

Pekka Strang

Veli

Lauri Tilkanen

Kaija

Jessica Grabowsky

Alijoki

Taisto Oksanen

Doug

Seumas F. Sargent

Jack

Jakob Oftebro

Kake

Niklas Hogner

Security Person

Chris Myland

AD Artist

Alf Myreen

Tom's Dream Cop

Fabian Puregger

Young Man

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