Tom of Finland (2017)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,200,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,792,414.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 6.976 |
Directed By
Dome Karukoski
Crew
Dome Karukoski
Aleksi Bardy
Siim Maaten
Miia Haavisto
Annika Sucksdorff
Aleksi Bardy
Ants Martin Vahur
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Lasse Frank Johannessen
Ricardo Molina
Lotta Bergman
Astrid Poeschke
Lasse Enersen
Harri Ylönen
Christian Olander
Anna Vilppunen
Christoph Merg
Riina Sipiläinen
Melissa Markki
Johanna Eliason
Panu Riikonen
Raine Toikkanen
Kimi Seppänen
Micke Nyström
Reijo Kontio
Juha Virtala
Joonas Jyrälä
Pauli Pentti
Jimmy Karlsson
Antti Hänninen
Sonja Huttunen
Tuula Nikkola
Sami Mäntymaa
Janne Jääskeläinen
Kaisa Roover
Tommi Kilpiö
Mikko Mäkelä
Timo Haapasaari
Tomi Sepänmaa
Kari Malmio
Heidi Laitinen
Aki Ruostepuro
Nikojaakko Iivarinen
Matleena Kuusela
Marko Mantere
Laura Kuivalainen
Jani Hietanen
Svante Colérus
Antti Lahtinen
Tutsa Huuhka
Jarmo Hietamäki
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
Chris Myland
Security Person
Alf Myreen
AD Artist
Fabian Puregger
Tom's Dream Cop
Roope Karisto
Young Man
Emanuel Claesson
Man in Doorway
Henri Keränen
Radio Operator / Soldier, Chorus
Siim Maaten
Russian Paratrooper
Leif Edlund
Moustache Man
Werner Daehn
Müller
Christian Sandström
Kari
Martin Bahne
Gabriel
Kari Hietalahti
Sahlin
Ksenia Lelesh
Maria
Ida Koski
Heidi
Anders Sanzén
Mikael Berg
Niko Wirtanen
Hansa-baarin portsari
Jari Forsman
Poliisi puistossa
Norbert Braun
Rajavartija
Erwin Bruhn
Vastaanottovirkailija Berliinissä
Martin Bergman
Saksalainen virkailija
Thomas Olausson
Yksinäinen poliisi
Paavo Pyykkönen
Juha
Sten Sture Olander
Suutari
Pekka Immonen
Räätäli
Meri Nenonen
Rouva Alijoki
Jari Tolkki
Konstaapeli Alijoen talolla
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Editor-in-chief
Frank Michael Jork
Valokuvaaja
David Nolden
Young Doug
C.T. Brauner
Doug's father
Jimmy Shaw
Poliisi Los Angelesissa
Matthew Way
Nimikirjoituksen pyytäjä
Haymon Maria Buttinger
Mannheim
Margit Trennedal
Kangasmyyjä
Amelia Hoy
Nurse
Manfred Böll
Zagat
Liliana Lindner
Chava
Harriet Pasternak
Taidekoulun opettaja
Eric Rusch
IML:n juontaja
Fred Baube
(voice)
Celina Callahan
(voice)
Erich Silva
(voice)
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