Tom of Finland (2017)
Dem Finnen Touko Laaksonen bringt seine Heimkehr von der Front des Zweiten Weltkriegs nicht den erhofften Frieden, denn er tauscht den einen Kriegsschauplatz lediglich gegen einen anderen ein: In seiner Heimat kann er seine Homosexualität nicht offen ausleben, sieht sich ständig der Gefahr von Denunziation und strafrechtlicher Verfolgung ausgesetzt. Selbst seiner Schwester Kaija offenbart Tom nicht, dass er schwul ist, seine Beziehung zum Tänzer Veli Mäkinen muss er geheim halten. Um seinen Gefühlen wenigstens auf künstlerische Art Ausdruck zu verleihen, beginnt er, homoerotische Bilder zu zeichnen. Unter dem Künstler-Pseudonym „Tom Of Finland“ gelangen diese Werke schließlich an die Öffentlichkeit, wo sie für schwule Männer weltweit zum Symbol ihrer Revolution werden. Biopic über den homosexuellen finnischen Künstler Touko Laaksonen, dessen Fetisch-Zeichnungen die Homosexuellen-Szene bis heute prägen und längst Kult sind.
Der Regisseur: Dome Karukoski
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Pekka Strang as Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland |
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Lauri Tilkanen as Veli |
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Jessica Grabowsky as Kaija |
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Taisto Oksanen as Alijoki |
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Seumas F. Sargent as Doug |
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Jakob Oftebro as Jack |
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Niklas Hogner as Kake |
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Chris Myland as Security Person |
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Alf Myreen as AD Artist |
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Fabian Puregger as Tom's Dream Cop |
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Roope Karisto as Young Man |
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Emanuel Claesson as Man in Doorway |
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Henri Keränen as Radio Operator / Soldier, Chorus |
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Siim Maaten as Russian Paratrooper |
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Leif Edlund as Moustache Man |
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Werner Daehn as Müller |
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Christian Sandström as Kari |
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Martin Bahne as Gabriel |
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Kari Hietalahti as Sahlin |
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Ksenia Lelesh as Maria |
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Ida Koski as Heidi |
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Anders Sanzén as Mikael Berg |
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Sanne Broström as |
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Niko Wirtanen as Hansa-baarin portsari |
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Jari Forsman as Poliisi puistossa |
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Norbert Braun as Rajavartija |
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Erwin Bruhn as Vastaanottovirkailija Berliinissä |
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Martin Bergman as Saksalainen virkailija |
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Thomas Olausson as Yksinäinen poliisi |
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Paavo Pyykkönen as Juha |
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Sten Sture Olander as Suutari |
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Pekka Immonen as Räätäli |
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Meri Nenonen as Rouva Alijoki |
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Jari Tolkki as Konstaapeli Alijoen talolla |
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Þorsteinn Bachmann as Editor-in-chief |
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Frank Michael Jork as Valokuvaaja |
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David Nolden as Young Doug |
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C.T. Brauner as Doug's father |
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Jimmy Shaw as Poliisi Los Angelesissa |
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Matthew Way as Nimikirjoituksen pyytäjä |
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Haymon Maria Buttinger as Mannheim |
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Margit Trennedal as Kangasmyyjä |
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Amelia Hoy as Nurse |
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Manfred Böll as Zagat |
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Liliana Lindner as Chava |
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Harriet Pasternak as Taidekoulun opettaja |
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Eric Rusch as IML:n juontaja |
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Fred Baube as (voice) |
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Celina Callahan as (voice) |
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Erich Silva as (voice) |
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Julian Herring as (voice) |
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Lawrence Dolkart as (voice) |
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Leena Asp as (voice) |
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Mark B. Odom as (voice) |
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Rich Lyons as (voice) |
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Sophia Albow as (voice) |
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Steven Stewart as (voice) |
| Directing | Dome Karukoski | Director |
| Writing | Aleksi Bardy | Writer |
| Art | Siim Maaten | Set Dresser |
| Production | Miia Haavisto | Producer |
| Production | Annika Sucksdorff | Producer |
| Production | Aleksi Bardy | Producer |
| Camera | Ants Martin Vahur | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Lasse Frank Johannessen | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ricardo Molina | Art Direction |
| Art | Lotta Bergman | Art Direction |
| Art | Astrid Poeschke | Art Direction |
| Sound | Lasse Enersen | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Harri Ylönen | Editor |
| Art | Christian Olander | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Vilppunen | Costume Design |
| Art | Christoph Merg | Set Decoration |
| Art | Riina Sipiläinen | Art Direction |
| Directing | Melissa Markki | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Johanna Eliason | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Panu Riikonen | Foley Editor |
| Crew | Raine Toikkanen | Special Effects Technician |
| Production | Kimi Seppänen | Location Manager |
| Sound | Micke Nyström | Production Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Reijo Kontio | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Juha Virtala | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Joonas Jyrälä | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Pauli Pentti | Line Producer |
| Crew | Jimmy Karlsson | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Antti Hänninen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sonja Huttunen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Tuula Nikkola | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Sami Mäntymaa | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Janne Jääskeläinen | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Kaisa Roover | Production Manager |
| Directing | Tommi Kilpiö | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mikko Mäkelä | Foley Artist |
| Lighting | Timo Haapasaari | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Tomi Sepänmaa | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Kari Malmio | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Heidi Laitinen | Line Producer |
| Camera | Aki Ruostepuro | Grip |
| Lighting | Nikojaakko Iivarinen | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Matleena Kuusela | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Marko Mantere | Grip |
| Sound | Laura Kuivalainen | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jani Hietanen | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Svante Colérus | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Antti Lahtinen | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Tutsa Huuhka | Casting |
| Crew | Jarmo Hietamäki | Special Effects Technician |
| Art | Moritz Heinlin | Property Buyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lars Carlsson | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Niklas Skarp | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Christian Holm | Sound Designer |