Tom of Finland (2017)
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
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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 | Aleksi Bardy | Producer |
| Production | Annika Sucksdorff | Producer |
| Camera | Ants Martin Vahur | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Lasse Enersen | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Lasse Frank Johannessen | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Harri Ylönen | Editor |
| Art | Christian Olander | Production Design |
| Art | Lotta Bergman | Art Direction |
| Art | Ricardo Molina | Art Direction |
| Art | Astrid Poeschke | Art Direction |
| Art | Riina Sipiläinen | Art Direction |
| Art | Christoph Merg | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Vilppunen | Costume Design |
| 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 |
| Sound | Joonas Jyrälä | Production Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Juha Virtala | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Pauli Pentti | Line Producer |
| Crew | Jimmy Karlsson | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Antti Hänninen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Tuula Nikkola | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Sonja Huttunen | Second Assistant Camera |
| 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 |
| Camera | Aki Ruostepuro | Grip |
| Production | Heidi Laitinen | Line Producer |
| 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 |