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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.
Oct 13, 2017 | Theatrical Limited (12 locations)
Other Key Dates
Jan 27, 2017 ()
Apr 23, 2017 (Tribeca Film Festival (USA))
May 26, 2017 (Seattle International Film Festival (USA))
Jun 11, 2017 (Transylvania International Film Festival (Romania))
Jun 15, 2017 (Biografilm Festival (Italy))
Jun 15, 2017 (Provincetown International Film Festival (USA))
Jun 24, 2017 (Edinburgh International Film Festival (UK))
Jun 25, 2017 (Munich International Film Festival (Germany))
Jul 16, 2017 (Fantasia International Film Festival (Canada))
Sep 14, 2017 (Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Hong Kong))
Sep 17, 2017 (Humen Film Festival (Hungary))
Sep 28, 2017 (Reykjavik International Film Festival (Iceland))
Sep 29, 2017 (Reykjavik International Film Festival (Iceland))
Oct 6, 2017 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Brazil))
Oct 11, 2017 (Gent International Film Festival (Belgium))
Oct 21, 2017 (QCinema International Film Festival (Philippines))
Nov 2, 2017 (Mezipatra Queer Film Festival (Czech Republic))
Nov 3, 2017 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Greece))
Dec 12, 2017 (Belgrade Queer Film Festival (Serbia))
Jan 6, 2018 (Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA))
Mar 3, 2018 (TV premiere (Poland))
Sep 20, 2020 (LGBT International Film Festival Poland (Poland))
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Sound Mix: Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Country of Origin: Finland
At a time when the gay community lives a closeted lifestyle, in fear of persecution, Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, created a completely new variety of sexually liberated art for gay men. His work changed the lives of millions of people around the world and fanned the flames of a revolutions in the USA, emboldening a new generation of homosexuals to stand up and celebrate what they were.
Decorated officer Touko Laaksonen 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, who are 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. — Helsinki-filmi