Tom of Finland

"They called it filth. It became a revolution."

Feb 24 2017 Not Rated 1h 57m
Biography, 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.

Plot

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 men around him, even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specializing 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.

Written by

Aleksi Bardy, Dome Karukoski, Mark Alton Brown

Directed by

Dome Karukoski

Cast

Pekka Strang, Seumas Sargent, Chris Myland

Crew

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Production Countries

Iceland, Finland, United States of America, Sweden, Denmark, Germany

Production Companies

Helsinki Filmi, Neutrinos Productions, Anagram, Fridthjof Film

Languages

Deutsch, English, suomi

Awards

2 wins & 14 nominations total

Teasers
TOM OF FINLAND – Official teaser trailer (English)
Scores
# of Votes
6,603
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
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