Tom of Finland

The story

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

P Pekka StrangTouko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland L Lauri TilkanenVeli J Jessica GrabowskyKaija T Taisto OksanenAlijoki S Seumas F. SargentDoug J Jakob OftebroJack N Niklas HognerKake C Chris MylandSecurity Person A Alf MyreenAD Artist F Fabian PureggerTom's Dream Cop R Roope KaristoYoung Man E Emanuel ClaessonMan in Doorway

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H Henri KeränenRadio Operator / Soldier, Chorus S Siim MaatenRussian Paratrooper L Leif EdlundMoustache Man W Werner DaehnMüller C Christian SandströmKari M Martin BahneGabriel K Kari HietalahtiSahlin K Ksenia LeleshMaria I Ida KoskiHeidi A Anders SanzénMikael Berg S Sanne Broström N Niko WirtanenHansa-baarin portsari J Jari ForsmanPoliisi puistossa N Norbert BraunRajavartija E Erwin BruhnVastaanottovirkailija Berliinissä M Martin BergmanSaksalainen virkailija T Thomas OlaussonYksinäinen poliisi P Paavo PyykkönenJuha S Sten Sture OlanderSuutari P Pekka ImmonenRäätäli M Meri NenonenRouva Alijoki J Jari TolkkiKonstaapeli Alijoen talolla Þ Þorsteinn BachmannEditor-in-chief F Frank Michael JorkValokuvaaja D David NoldenYoung Doug C C.T. BraunerDoug's father J Jimmy ShawPoliisi Los Angelesissa M Matthew WayNimikirjoituksen pyytäjä H Haymon Maria ButtingerMannheim M Margit TrennedalKangasmyyjä A Amelia HoyNurse M Manfred BöllZagat L Liliana LindnerChava H Harriet PasternakTaidekoulun opettaja E Eric RuschIML:n juontaja F Fred Baube(voice) C Celina Callahan(voice) E Erich Silva(voice) J Julian Herring(voice) L Lawrence Dolkart(voice) L Leena Asp(voice) M Mark B. Odom(voice) R Rich Lyons(voice) S Sophia Albow(voice) S Steven Stewart(voice)