Tom of Finland
Tom of Finland is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by Aleksi Bardy. It stars Pekka Strang as Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, a Finnish homoerotic artist.
Plot
Touko Laaksonen returns home after serving in World War II. In post-war Helsinki, he makes a name for himself with his homoerotic drawings of muscular men. Before finding fame, he finds challenges from his sister and Finnish society due to his art.
Cast
- Annika Sucksdorff
- Aviad Arik Herman
- Christian Hanft
- Christian Sandström
- Christian Thorsen
- David Nolden
- Gunnar Klack
- Haymon Maria Buttinger
- Henri Boeck
- Henrik Jansson
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- Jakob Oftebro
- Jesse Fryckman
- Jessica Grabowsky
- Jimmy Shaw
- Kari Hietalahti
- Lauri Tilkanen
- Manfred Böll
- Markus Niemi
- Martin Bahne
- Martin Bergmann
- Matthew Way
- Meri Nenonen
- Mika Rossi
- Mikko Silvennoinen
- Nina Natri
- Norbert Braun
- Ólafur Sigurvinsson
- Pekka Immonen
- Pekka Strang
- Þorsteinn Bachmann
- Roope Karisto
- Seumas Sargent
- Siim Maaten
- Taisto Oksanen
- Werner Daehn
More details
| author | Aleksi Bardy Dome Karukoski |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Helsinki |
| director | Dome Karukoski |
| editor | Harri Ylönen |
| events | http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q366062 |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | draw homoerotic homoeroticism tom of finland touko laaksonen world war ii |
| musicBy | Hildur Guðnadóttir Lasse Enersen |
| nomination | International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Aleksi Bardy Annika Sucksdorff Miia Haavisto |
| publisher | Finnkino Kino Lorber |
| theme | biographical biographical drama cartoon independent |