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
Pekka Strang
Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland
Lauri Tilkanen
Veli
Jessica Grabowsky
Kaija
Taisto Oksanen
Alijoki
Seumas F. Sargent
Doug
Jakob Oftebro
Jack
Niklas Hogner
Kake
Chris Myland
Security Person
Alf Myreen
AD Artist
Fabian Puregger
Tom's Dream Cop
Roope Karisto
Young Man
Emanuel Claesson
Man in Doorway
Henri Keränen
Radio Operator / Soldier, Chorus
Siim Maaten
Russian Paratrooper
Leif Edlund
Moustache Man
Werner Daehn
Müller
Christian Sandström
Kari
Martin Bahne
Gabriel
Kari Hietalahti
Sahlin
Ksenia Lelesh
Maria
Ida Koski
Heidi
Anders Sanzén
Mikael Berg
Sanne Broström
Unknown
Niko Wirtanen
Hansa-baarin portsari
Jari Forsman
Poliisi puistossa
Norbert Braun
Rajavartija
Erwin Bruhn
Vastaanottovirkailija Berliinissä
Martin Bergman
Saksalainen virkailija
Thomas Olausson
Yksinäinen poliisi
Paavo Pyykkönen
Juha
Sten Sture Olander
Suutari
Pekka Immonen
Räätäli
Meri Nenonen
Rouva Alijoki
Jari Tolkki
Konstaapeli Alijoen talolla
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Editor-in-chief
Frank Michael Jork
Valokuvaaja
David Nolden
Young Doug
C.T. Brauner
Doug's father
Jimmy Shaw
Poliisi Los Angelesissa
Matthew Way
Nimikirjoituksen pyytäjä
Haymon Maria Buttinger
Mannheim
Margit Trennedal
Kangasmyyjä
Amelia Hoy
Nurse
Manfred Böll
Zagat
Liliana Lindner
Chava
Harriet Pasternak
Taidekoulun opettaja
Eric Rusch
IML:n juontaja
Fred Baube
(voice)
Celina Callahan
(voice)
Erich Silva
(voice)
Julian Herring
(voice)
Lawrence Dolkart
(voice)
Leena Asp
(voice)
Mark B. Odom
(voice)
Rich Lyons
(voice)
Sophia Albow
(voice)
Steven Stewart
(voice)
Crew
Jimmy Karlsson
Dramaturgy
Dome Karukoski
Director
Aleksi Bardy
Writer, Producer
Harri Ylönen
Editor
Lasse Frank Johannessen
Director of Photography
Antti Lahtinen
First Assistant Director
Tommi Kilpiö
Second Assistant Director
Melissa Markki
Third Assistant Director
Miia Haavisto
Producer
Annika Sucksdorff
Producer
Pauli Pentti
Line Producer
Heidi Laitinen
Line Producer
Christian Olander
Production Design
Antti Hänninen
Second Assistant Camera
Sonja Huttunen
Second Assistant Camera
Ants Martin Vahur
Steadicam Operator
Tutsa Huuhka
Casting
Anna Vilppunen
Costume Design
Johanna Eliason
Makeup Designer
Micke Nyström
Production Sound Mixer
Joonas Jyrälä
Production Sound Mixer
Laura Kuivalainen
Boom Operator
Jani Hietanen
Boom Operator
Svante Colérus
Boom Operator
Mikko Mäkelä
Foley Artist
Panu Riikonen
Foley Editor
Juha Virtala
Lighting Technician
Sami Mäntymaa
Lighting Technician
Janne Jääskeläinen
Lighting Technician
Timo Haapasaari
Lighting Technician
Tomi Sepänmaa
Lighting Technician
Kari Malmio
Lighting Technician
Nikojaakko Iivarinen
Lighting Technician
Matleena Kuusela
Lighting Technician
Raine Toikkanen
Special Effects Technician
Jarmo Hietamäki
Special Effects Technician
Lasse Enersen
Original Music Composer
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Original Music Composer
Christoph Merg
Set Decoration
Siim Maaten
Set Dresser
Tuula Nikkola
Script Supervisor
Kimi Seppänen
Location Manager
Reijo Kontio
Stunt Coordinator
Moritz Heinlin
Property Buyer
Aki Ruostepuro
Grip
Marko Mantere
Grip
Kaisa Roover
Production Manager
Lotta Bergman
Art Direction
Ricardo Molina
Art Direction
Astrid Poeschke
Art Direction
Riina Sipiläinen
Art Direction
