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Tom of Finland, directed by Dome Karukoski and starring Pekka Strang, is a biographical drama about Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen, whose erotic drawings of hyper-masculine men became a defining visual language of gay culture worldwide. From post-war repression in Finland to international recognition in the United States, the film traces his artistic breakthrough alongside the personal cost of living openly as a gay man. It is a powerful story of identity, freedom, and cultural revolution. Från IMDB: Award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of 20th-century gay culture. Detta är en importfilm. De har oftast inte svensk text
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Disc 1
BD
Tom of Finland (2017)
116 min
Drama
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.
Credits
Director
Dome Karukoski
Writer
Aleksi Bardy
Cast
Pekka Strangas Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland
Lauri Tilkanenas Veli
Jessica Grabowskyas Kaija
Taisto Oksanenas Alijoki
Seumas F. Sargentas Doug
Jakob Oftebroas Jack
Niklas Hogneras Kake
Chris Mylandas Security Person
Alf Myreenas AD Artist
Fabian Pureggeras Tom's Dream Cop
Cinematographer
Lasse Frank Johannessen
Composer
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Lasse Enersen
Editor
Harri Ylönen
Producer
Miia Haavisto
Annika Sucksdorff
Aleksi Bardy
Disc 2
DVDTom of Finland (2017)
116 min
Drama
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.
Credits
Director
Dome Karukoski
Writer
Aleksi Bardy
Cast
Pekka Strangas Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland
Lauri Tilkanenas Veli
Jessica Grabowskyas Kaija
Taisto Oksanenas Alijoki
Seumas F. Sargentas Doug
Jakob Oftebroas Jack
Niklas Hogneras Kake
Chris Mylandas Security Person
Alf Myreenas AD Artist
Fabian Pureggeras Tom's Dream Cop
Cinematographer
Lasse Frank Johannessen
Composer
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Lasse Enersen
Editor
Harri Ylönen
Producer
Miia Haavisto
Annika Sucksdorff
Aleksi Bardy
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 17, 2026