Tom of Finland (2017)

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Tom of Finland on IMDb 6.9/10 2,633 votes

Released:
2017-02-24

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.

Director:
Dome Karukoski

Runtime:
1h 56min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Pekka Strang
    as
    Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland
  • Lauri Tilkanen
    as
    Veli
  • Jessica Grabowsky
    as
    Kaija
  • Taisto Oksanen
    as
    Alijoki
  • Seumas F. Sargent
    as
    Doug