Tom of Finland

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.

Cast

Pekka Strang

as Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland

Lauri Tilkanen

as Veli

Jessica Grabowsky

as Kaija

Taisto Oksanen

as Alijoki

Seumas F. Sargent

as Doug

Jakob Oftebro

as Jack

Niklas Hogner

as Kake

Chris Myland

as Security Person

Alf Myreen

as AD Artist

Fabian Puregger

as Tom's Dream Cop

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