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Tom of Finland
Year
2017
Language
FINNISH (ENGLISH subtitles)
Duration
1h 56m
Rating
NR
CC
Performers
Pekka Strang, Semas F. Sargent, Chris Myland
Directed By
Dome Karukoski
Publication Information
Kino Lorber
Summary
The proudly erotic drawings of artist Touko Laaksonen, known to the world as Tom of Finland, shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men, influencing art and fashion before crossing over into the wider cultural consciousness. But who was the man behind the leather? Dome Karukoski's stirring biopic follows his life from the trenches of WWII and repressive Finnish society of the 1950s through his struggle to get his work published in California, where he and his art were finally embraced amid the sexual revolution of the 1970s. Tom's story is one of love, courage and perseverance, mirroring the gay liberation movement for which his leather-clad studs served as a defiant emblem.