Tom Of Finland Page #3

Synopsis: Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual and men around him even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specializing in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work - made famous by his signature 'Tom of Finland' - became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a gay revolution.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Dome Karukoski
Production: Kino Lorber
  2 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
NOT RATED
Year:
2017
115 min
$323,048
Website
131 Views


A religious girl from the countryside?

You don't have to stand up.

Touko Laaksonen, Kaija's brother.

Veli. My name is Veli Maikinen.

You may also call me Nipa.

You have a beautiful apartment.

- Where did you find this?

- Our landlady is a war widow.

- We've met before.

- You're mistaken.

- Would you like to see your room?

- Yes. Please.

- Touko. You're here too?

- Yes. I like dancing.

- You like dancing?

- Yes. I have a season ticket.

- Don't you have a deadline tomorrow?

- I finished the campaign already.

Oh. What's the slogan?

"Yum-yum, chocolate is delicious."

- It doesn't sound like you finished it.

- Well...

- Could you get us some champagne?

- Sure.

- Would you like a glass?

- Yes, please.

Your solo. I have to...

I forgot my wallet at home.

- How did you pay for the ticket?

- The season ticket!

Can you go get the champagne?

I'll pay you back.

- Sure.

- Thank you.

- We've met.

- If we have, I was drunk.

- Here we go.

- Thank you.

- Thank you for inviting me here.

- Thank you for coming.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

My own projects rarely materialise.

Take my writings, for example.

All the publishers

refused to publish them.

- Finland is not ready.

- You know how it is in this country.

Jalle said to me it's a great thing

to be a good ad man.

And I am. And you, Touko,

also are a good ad man.

That's why you're our art director.

- Congratulations. I almost forgot.

- Thanks.

- Oh, you're interested in motorcycles?

- Yes.

I wish I could ride one like that.

- It would be great to go for a ride.

- Oh, yes.

Gentlemen, why don't we take a photo?

- Work the camera.

- Grab the handle.

- Here?

- Yes.

Imagine it's the source of power.

Touko, join us!

- It's a children's game.

- In God's eyes, we are all children.

- C'mon, Touko.

- Touko, Touko, Touko!

- Are you a virgin?

- No.

Touko. Truth or dare?

- Choose truth.

- Truth.

Dare.

Kiss Heidi.

Kiss her!

Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!

All right, I think it's my turn.

Whoa. It's pointing at Kaija.

Truth or dare?

- Truth.

- That is, dare. Uh...

- Kiss Heidi.

- Dear Touko, it's illegal.

C'mon, go ahead.

Almost, Kaija. Almost.

During the war,

there were blackouts in Helsinki.

You might be too young to remember that.

There was electricity in the air.

Bombers flew over the city.

People met strangers.

It was so dark, we had to grope

each other to find out who was who.

- Hi, Dad.

- My son.

- Hi.

- Lovely to see you.

- Welcome.

- Nipa. Thank you.

Welcome.

Where's my godson, Aaro?

Have you eaten him?

- What?

- Come!

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight,

nine, ten.

Here I come!

I saw you!

I loved coming here as a child.

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Aleksi Bardy

Aleksi Bardy (born 24 September 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish television writer, screenwriter and film producer. He has been a political activist on the left of the political spectrum (Left Alliance), once standing in elections for the Finnish parliament. more…

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