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Tom of Finland

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.

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Dome Karukoski

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biography, drama

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$381,610

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Awards

2 wins & 14 nominations total

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(explosions, men shouting) - Tom of Finland

(explosions, men shouting)

(groans) - Tom of Finland

You can call me Heikki. - Tom of Finland

You can call me Heikki.

Do you have dreams, Touko? - Tom of Finland

Do you have dreams, Touko?

I mean, besides
taking walks in the park. - Tom of Finland

I mean, besides taking walks in the park.

- Well...
- Louvre. - Tom of Finland

- Well... - Louvre.

Laaksonen among the great masters there? - Tom of Finland

Laaksonen among the great masters there?

(they laugh) - Tom of Finland

You'll have a big opening pally.
You'll invite me. - Tom of Finland

You'll have a big opening pally. You'll invite me.

The Eastern Front is breaking down.
We'll be transferred there. - Tom of Finland

The Eastern Front is breaking down. We'll be transferre...

There are too many Russians.
Way too many. - Tom of Finland

There are too many Russians. Way too many.

I'll tell the boys
they have to have dreams... - Tom of Finland

I'll tell the boys they have to have dreams...

- How come?
- I showed him your work. - Tom of Finland

- How come? - I showed him your work.

Your veteran discount
isn't helping that much. - Tom of Finland

Your veteran discount isn't helping that much.

Do you even know how much
cheese costs on the black market? - Tom of Finland

Do you even know how much cheese costs on the black market?

Alrighty. You're feeling better, huh? - Tom of Finland

Alrighty. You're feeling better, huh?

- You're looking like yourself again.
- Am I? - Tom of Finland

- You're looking like yourself again. - Am I?

Well, at least you vaguely resemble
my brother. - Tom of Finland

Well, at least you vaguely resemble my brother.

(Sighs) - Tom of Finland

I marked the obituaries
of all my friends - Tom of Finland

I marked the obituaries of all my friends

Born in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925. - Tom of Finland

Born in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925.

(urinates) - Tom of Finland

(stabbing sound) - Tom of Finland

(stabbing sound)

(breathes deeply) - Tom of Finland

(breathes deeply)

(flies buzz) - Tom of Finland

(knocks at door) - Tom of Finland

(knocks at door)

I'm here. Everything OK. - Tom of Finland

I'm here. Everything OK.

Everything's OK. Everything's OK. - Tom of Finland

Everything's OK. Everything's OK.

(she sighs) - Tom of Finland

Someone who'll look after you.
Someone special. - Tom of Finland

Someone who'll look after you. Someone special.

- From the women's auxiliary corps?
- No. - Tom of Finland

- From the women's auxiliary corps? - No.

It's the war. It made you like that.
But it'll pass. - Tom of Finland

It's the war. It made you like that. But it'll pas...

A lot of girls would want
a handsome officer like you. - Tom of Finland

A lot of girls would want a handsome officer like you.

You got that medal
because you fought bravely, right? - Tom of Finland

You got that medal because you fought bravely, right?

- I guess so.
- Pull yourself together. Enjoy life. - Tom of Finland

- I guess so. - Pull yourself together. Enjoy life.

Get out or I'll call the police! - Tom of Finland

Get out or I'll call the police!

I'll ban you for a month. Minimum. - Tom of Finland

I'll ban you for a month. Minimum.

- What's your name?
- Nipa. - Tom of Finland

- What's your name? - Nipa.

- You want to see something?
- I'd rather do something. - Tom of Finland

- You want to see something? - I'd rather do something.

(both laugh nervously) - Tom of Finland

(both laugh nervously)

(they breathe heavily) - Tom of Finland

(they breathe heavily)

You, over there! Stop. - Tom of Finland

You, over there! Stop.

- Stay where you are.
- Police! - Tom of Finland

- Stay where you are. - Police!

(violent, tuneless pounding) - Tom of Finland

(violent, tuneless pounding)

- Who is this fellovw
- Good evening. What's happening? - Tom of Finland

- Who is this fellovw - Good evening. What's happening?

- Why do you have to do that?
- For the Olympics. - Tom of Finland

- Why do you have to do that? - For the Olympics.

Are you interested
in javelin, pole-vaulting, - Tom of Finland

Are you interested in javelin, pole-vaulting,

Good. Then hurry up
before the spear throwers are here. - Tom of Finland

Good. Then hurry up before the spear throwers are here.

- Did you sleep well?
Fantastically. You? - Tom of Finland

- Did you sleep well? Fantastically. You?

Fantastically.
- Great. - Tom of Finland

Fantastically. - Great.

Can you come with me?
It'll take just a moment. - Tom of Finland

Can you come with me? It'll take just a moment.

Make eye contact.
No, not with me. With Maria. - Tom of Finland

Make eye contact. No, not with me. With Maria.

Good. Pretend it's morning. - Tom of Finland

Good. Pretend it's morning.

The first morning
after you've been... intimate. - Tom of Finland

The first morning after you've been... intimate.

(they giggle) - Tom of Finland

That's it.
Gabriel, think a little harder. - Tom of Finland

That's it. Gabriel, think a little harder.

(they giggle) - Tom of Finland

- The boss said he's happy with you.
- That's great. - Tom of Finland

- The boss said he's happy with you. - That's grea...

I'm promoting the consumption
of useless things by unethical means. - Tom of Finland

I'm promoting the consumption of useless things by unet...

- No.
- Are you afraid I will laugh at you? - Tom of Finland

- No. - Are you afraid I will laugh at you?

- C'mon. You have a beautiful face.
- No, I don't. - Tom of Finland

- C'mon. You have a beautiful face. - No, I don't.

(clears throat) - Tom of Finland

(clears throat)

- I don't look like that.
- I think you do. - Tom of Finland

- I don't look like that. - I think you do.

You never learned how to draw legs.
Those look like sticks. - Tom of Finland

You never learned how to draw legs. Those look like sticks.

Let me show you how.
Give me that block. - Tom of Finland

Let me show you how. Give me that block.

(she laughs) - Tom of Finland

...some day I might like
to have my own exhibition. - Tom of Finland

...some day I might like to have my own exhibition.

- Why some day'? Why not tomorrow'?
- No. - Tom of Finland

- Why some day'? Why not tomorrow'? - No.

How can you be an artist - Tom of Finland

How can you be an artist

(in German) Passports, please!
Passports, please. - Tom of Finland

(in German) Passports, please! Passports, please.

(in English)
What were you doing in Denmark - Tom of Finland

(in English) What were you doing in Denmark

(in German) Fun. - Tom of Finland

(in German) Fun.

(in German and English)
Passport, please. Passport, please. - Tom of Finland

(in German and English) Passport, please. Passport, please.

-(woman) Don't go.
- You want something? - Tom of Finland

-(woman) Don't go. - You want something?

(in English)
Are you interested in buying art? - Tom of Finland

(in English) Are you interested in buying art?

Maybe. What do you have? - Tom of Finland

Maybe. What do you have?

Countryside landscapes. - Tom of Finland

Countryside landscapes.

Well, I'm not so interested
in country... - Tom of Finland

Well, I'm not so interested in country...

I do run a gallery
which is interested in nature. - Tom of Finland

I do run a gallery which is interested in nature.

My cock is the boss. I have to have
a hard-on, then I know it's good. - Tom of Finland

My cock is the boss. I have to have a hard-on, then I know i...

This is outstanding.
Have you published this in Finland? - Tom of Finland

This is outstanding. Have you published this in Finland?

It would be easier
to publish these in the Vatican. - Tom of Finland

It would be easier to publish these in the Vatican.

(laughs) I'm sure
the big man would love these. - Tom of Finland

(laughs) I'm sure the big man would love these.

(in German then English)
Are you leaving? - Tom of Finland

(in German then English) Are you leaving?

Yes, I'll arrange and come back and pay. - Tom of Finland

Yes, I'll arrange and come back and pay.

No, no, you have to pay first,
or I will call the police. - Tom of Finland

No, no, you have to pay first, or I will call the police.

(in Finnish)
Name three streets that intersect - Tom of Finland

(in Finnish) Name three streets that intersect

Apollonkatu, Hesperiankatu
and Topeliuksenkatu Street. - Tom of Finland

Apollonkatu, Hesperiankatu and Topeliuksenkatu Street.

You grew up in Kaarina.
Why don't you speak the dialect? - Tom of Finland

You grew up in Kaarina. Why don't you speak the dialect...

My parents were teachers.
This is how we spoke at home. - Tom of Finland

My parents were teachers. This is how we spoke at home.

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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.

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Director: Dome Karukoski

Writer: Aleksi Bardy, Dome Karukoski, Mark Alton Brown

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 56/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $381,610

Released: 24 Feb 2017

Awards: 2 wins & 14 nominations total

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