Tom of Finland

Tom of Finland

6.7 | 2017-02-24 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Dome Karukoski Director
Aleksi Bardy Writer
Siim Maaten Set Dresser
Miia Haavisto Producer
Annika Sucksdorff Producer
Aleksi Bardy Producer
Ants Martin Vahur Steadicam Operator
Hildur Guðnadóttir Original Music Composer
Lasse Frank Johannessen Director of Photography
Ricardo Molina Art Direction

Cast

Pekka Strang
Pekka Strang
Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland
Chris Myland
Chris Myland
Security Person
Alf Myreen
Alf Myreen
AD Artist
Fabian Puregger
Fabian Puregger
Tom's Dream Cop

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