Tom of Finland

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.

Directed by Dome Karukoski

Top cast

Pekka Strang

Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland

Lauri Tilkanen

Veli

Jessica Grabowsky

Kaija

Taisto Oksanen

Alijoki

Seumas F. Sargent

Doug

Jakob Oftebro

Jack

Niklas Hogner

Kake

C

Chris Myland

Security Person

A

Alf Myreen

AD Artist

F

Fabian Puregger

Tom's Dream Cop

R

Roope Karisto

Young Man

E

Emanuel Claesson

Man in Doorway

H

Henri Keränen

Radio Operator / Soldier, Chorus

Siim Maaten

Russian Paratrooper

Leif Edlund

Moustache Man

Werner Daehn

Müller

C

Christian Sandström

Kari

M

Martin Bahne

Gabriel

Kari Hietalahti

Sahlin

K

Ksenia Lelesh

Maria

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