Tom of Finland (2017)

Tom of Finland (2017) Release Year: 2017 Director: Dome Karukoski Writer: Aleksi Bardy Country: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, USA Language: Finnish, German, English Genre: Drama, Biography Runtime: 111 min Cast: Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen Taisto Oksanen, Seumas Sargent Jakob Oftebro, Jessica Grabowsky Studio: Helsinki Filmi Oy, Fridthjof Film Anagram, Neutrinos Productions Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5226984/ Available on:

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 men around him, even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specializing 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.