Tom of Finland (2017)
- Released
- Runtime 1h 56m
- Director Dome Karukoski
- Genres Drama
- Rating 6.6/10 (141 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Pekka Strang
as Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland
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Lauri Tilkanen
as Veli
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Jessica Grabowsky
as Kaija
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Taisto Oksanen
as Alijoki
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Seumas F. Sargent
as Doug
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Jakob Oftebro
as Jack
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Niklas Hogner
as Kake
- Chris Myland as Security Person
- Alf Myreen as AD Artist
- Fabian Puregger as Tom's Dream Cop
- Roope Karisto as Young Man
- Emanuel Claesson as Man in Doorway
- Henri Keränen as Radio Operator / Soldier, Chorus
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Siim Maaten
as Russian Paratrooper
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Leif Edlund
as Moustache Man
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Werner Daehn
as Müller
- Christian Sandström as Kari
- Martin Bahne as Gabriel
Crew
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Dome Karukoski
Director
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Lasse Frank Johannessen
Director of Photography
- Harri Ylönen Editor
- Lasse Enersen Original Music Composer
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Hildur Guðnadóttir
Original Music Composer
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Miia Haavisto
Producer
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Aleksi Bardy
Producer
- Annika Sucksdorff Producer
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Aleksi Bardy
Writer
