Tom of Finland
By: Helsinki-Filmi ; producers, Aleksi Bardy, Mila Haavisto, Annika Sucksdorff ; written by Aleksi Bardy ; directed by Dom Karukoski
Contributors: Strang, Pekka, actor; Tilkanan, Laurie, actor; Grabowsky, Jessica, actor; Oksanen, Taisto, actor; Helsinki filmi (Firm); Kino Lorber, Inc
Published: 2018
Language: fin
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Drama; Gay artists; Gay men; Gay men in art
Description: Dome Karukoski's stirring biopic Tom of Finland follows his life from thetrenches 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.
Notes: Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.

Wide screen (2.35:1, 16x9).

Special features: Deleted scenes; trailers; discussion at Tom's house; I am Tom of Finland campaign featurette; interviews with Durk Dehner; television special.

Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen, Jessica Grabowsky, Taisto Oksanen, Seumas Sargent. .

DVD, region 1, NTSC, wide screen (2.35:1, 16x9); Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

Finnish dialogue; English subtitles.