Tom of Finland

Tom of Finland is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by Aleksi Bardy. It stars Pekka Strang as Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, a Finnish homoerotic artist. Tom of Finland premiered on 27 January 2017 at Gothenburg Film Festival and was released theatrically in Finland on 24 February 2017. It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Premise Touko Laaksonen returns home after serving in World War II. In post-war Helsinki, he makes a name for himself with his homoerotic drawings of muscular men. Before finding fame, he finds challenges from his sister and Finnish society due to his art. Cast Pekka Strang as Touko Laaksonen Tom of Finland Lauri Tilkanen as Veli (Nipa) Jessica Grabowsky as Kaija Laaksonen as Alijoki Seumas Sargent as Doug Jakob Oftebro as Jack Troy T. Scott as Tom's man Werner Daehn as Müller Þorsteinn Bachmann as editor of the Physique Pictorial Office