Tom Of Finland

Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
Tom of Finland image - a film by Dome Karukoski
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Tom of Finland poster - a film by Dome Karukoski
Poignant. A timely movie, as we send in our votes on same-sex marriage. I know nothing about homosexual fetish art but I liked this elegant, unsettling film. That’s one of the beauties of art. It takes us into worlds we barely know of.
Stephen Romei
THE AUSTRALIAN
A handsome and glossy biopic of a pioneering artist. Pekka Strang gives a fine performance as Touko Laaksonen, whose leather-wearing fantasy men were an inspiration for generations to come.
Wendy Ide
THE OBSERVER
An artfully composed and sensitively acted life story that nimbly encapsulates social and sexual progress in the second half of the 20th century.
Charles Gant
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
Director: Dome Karukoski
Cast: Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen, Jessica Grabowsky, Jakob Oftebro, Werner Daehn
Duration: 116mins
Country of Origin: Finland
R18+
High impact sexualised imagery and nudity
Poignant. A timely movie, as we send in our votes on same-sex marriage. I know nothing about homosexual fetish art but I liked this elegant, unsettling film. That’s one of the beauties of art. It takes us into worlds we barely know of.
Stephen Romei
THE AUSTRALIAN
A handsome and glossy biopic of a pioneering artist. Pekka Strang gives a fine performance as Touko Laaksonen, whose leather-wearing fantasy men were an inspiration for generations to come.
Wendy Ide
THE OBSERVER
An artfully composed and sensitively acted life story that nimbly encapsulates social and sexual progress in the second half of the 20th century.
Charles Gant
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

OFFICIAL SELECTION (FINLAND) - 2018 ACADEMY AWARDS
WINNER – 2017 GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL – FIPRESCI Prize
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2017 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2017 EDINBURGH FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2017 EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

From award winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski comes the long-awaited biography of artist Touko Laaksonen, the man behind the iconic signature ‘Tom of Finland’, and the events that influenced his iconic homoerotic drawings.

After the trauma of serving in WWII, Touko (Pekka Strang, in a towering performance) finds no peace at home as he has to go to increasingly greater lengths to hide his homosexuality, even from his family. As the secret affairs and police crackdowns wear on him, he commits more deeply to his art, drawing inspiration from the uniforms that oppress him.

Touko gains confidence from the positive reactions he receives after sharing his explicit drawings of muscular men in sexually uninhibited situations with a select few. But it is only when an American publisher sees them and invites Touko over to the West Coast that his life really takes a turn. Finally being able to walk free and proud in Los Angeles, Touko dives head first into the sexual revolution, becoming an icon and a rallying point.

Tom of Finland poster - a film by Dome Karukoski

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