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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • GathrFilms
  • 1 h 57 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • GathrFilms
  • 1 h 57 m

Summary Known to the world as Tom of Finland, the proudly erotic drawings of artist Touko Laaksonen 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 biopic follows his life from the trenches of WWII and...

Directed By: Dome Karukoski

Written By: Aleksi Bardy, Mark Alton Brown, Noam Andrews, Kauko Röyhkä, Mia Ylönen, Susanna Luoto, Dome Karukoski

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • GathrFilms
  • 1 h 57 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • GathrFilms
  • 1 h 57 m

Tom of Finland

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
56
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary Known to the world as Tom of Finland, the proudly erotic drawings of artist Touko Laaksonen 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 biopic follows his life from the trenches of WWII and...

Directed By: Dome Karukoski

Written By: Aleksi Bardy, Mark Alton Brown, Noam Andrews, Kauko Röyhkä, Mia Ylönen, Susanna Luoto, Dome Karukoski

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
56
38% Positive
5 Reviews
62% Mixed
8 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
56
38% Positive
5 Reviews
62% Mixed
8 Reviews
0% Negative
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80
If the imagery is less racy than TOF fans may be used to, Pekka Strang’s quiet turn as Laaksonen has a simmering power.
By Josh Winning FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 18, 2017
A good, strong movie, but never threatens to be great. One salivates at the adventurous directions the film could have explored.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW

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7.1
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20% Mixed
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63
Dec 13, 2017
In a subtle but wily performance, Strang never loses sight of his character’s innate sense of resistance. By drawing his way out of the closet, Tom of Finland drew a door for others to come out as well.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
60
An interesting film rather than an engrossing one, and it’s hard not to wish it was a little more energised by its subject’s enduringly transgressive spirit.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
58
While often hamstrung by genre conventions, particularly in the picture’s first half, Tom of Finland is a passable entry into the LGBT film canon and largely successful in selling the subcultural relevance of the eponymous artist’s beefcake drawings.
By Bradley Warren FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 13, 2017
Its lively finale is heartening, given the patience that Laaksonen was obliged to exercise before he could live his life out in the open. But the insights of the movie are too scant for much of a real impression to take hold of the viewer.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 11, 2017
Tom of Finland is a film about a man who was famous for very dirty drawings, but it is unfortunately restricted by a dehydrated kind of good taste from ever being very dirty or very sexy.
By Dan Callahan FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Helsinki-Filmi, Anagram, Fridthjof Film, Neutrinos Productions, Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME), Film i Väst, Fresco Film Services
Release Date Oct 13, 2017
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Elokuva rohkeudesta, rakkaudesta ja vapaudesta.
Website http://www.tof.fi/
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Awards

Jussi Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Edinburgh International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 2 Nominations

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