Tom of Finland
Tom of Finland · dir. Dome Karukoski
Finland, Denmark, Germany, Sweden 2017, 115’
29 October, 15:00 · CKK Jordanki
Touko Laaksonen, a graphic artist from Finland, returns to his home town of Helsinki, after the end of WWII. It is a time when Finland, like many other European countries, is going through a period of rising homophobia and repressions against gay people. Unable to satisfy his desires, Touko seeks freedom in art. The result is the first ever homoerotic pictures of well-built men in leather jackets and slim-fit jeans. Despite desperate attempts, he is unable to publish his work in any magazine. The door to a wider audience is finally opened, when Touko decides to go to the USA. That marks the birth of “Tom of Finland” — a symbol for the generation of gay revolution.
| Director: | Dome Karukoski |
| Screenplay: | Aleksi Bardy |
| Music: | Lasse Enersen, Hildur Guðnadóttir |
| Cinematography: | Lasse Frank Johannessen |
| Editing: | Harri Ylönen |
| Cast: | Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen, Jessica Grabowsky, Taisto Oksanen, Seumas F. Sargent |
| Producer: | Aleksi Bardy |
| Production: | Helsinki-Filmi |
| Distribution: | Tongariro Releasing |
| Awards: | FF w Göteborgu / Göteborg FF – Nagroda FIPRESCI / FIPRESCI Prize (2017); Kandydat Finlandii do Oscarów w kategorii Najlepszy Film Obcojęzyczny / Finnish Candidate for Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film (2018) |
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