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Helsinki, 1945. The end of the war brings a new sense of artistic and social freedom for painter Tove Jansson. Modern art, dizzying parties and an open relationship with a married politician: Her unconventional life puts her at odds with her sculptor father’s strict ideals. Tove’s desire for liberty is put to the test when she meets theatre director Vivica Bandler. Her love for Vivica is electric and all- consuming but Tove begins to realise that the love she truly yearns has to be reciprocated.
As she struggles with her personal life, her creative endeavours take her in an unexpected direction. While focusing her artistic dreams on her painting, the work that started as a side project, the melancholic, haunting tales she told scared children in bomb shelters, rapidly takes on a life of its own. The exploits of the Moomins, infused with inspiration from her own life, bring Tove international fame and financial freedom. There’s a daily comic strip, a stage play and stories that continue to delight people around the world. But as she begins to find her artistic identity she has to learn to find herself. Her unrequited love for Vivica is preventing her true liberty and only by learning to break away from her can she truly be free. TOVE is a captivating drama about the creative energy of an iconic talent and her turbulent search for identity, desire and freedom.
Original Release
10/02/2020
US Release
06/03/2021
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Alma Pöysti | Tove Jansson |
Krista Kosonen | Vivica Bandler |
Shanti Roney | Atos Wirtanen |
Joanna Haartti | Tuulikki Pietilä |
Kajsa Ernst | Signe 'Ham' Jansson |
Robert Enckell | Viktor 'Faffan' Jansson |
Jakob Öhrman | Sam Vanni |
Eeva Putro | Maya Vanni / Maya Vanni f. London |
Wilhelm Enckell | Lars 'Lasse' Jansson / Lasse Jansson |
Liisi Tandefelt | Landlord / Hyresvärd |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alma Pöysti | Tove Jansson |
Krista Kosonen | Vivica Bandler |
Shanti Roney | Atos Wirtanen |
Joanna Haartti | Tuulikki Pietilä |
Kajsa Ernst | Signe 'Ham' Jansson |
Robert Enckell | Viktor 'Faffan' Jansson |
Jakob Öhrman | Sam Vanni |
Eeva Putro | Maya Vanni / Maya Vanni f. London |
Wilhelm Enckell | Lars 'Lasse' Jansson / Lasse Jansson |
Liisi Tandefelt | Landlord / Hyresvärd |
Emma Klingenberg | Maj-Lis Wirtanen |
Juhana Ryynänen | Maj-Lis älskare / Maj-Lis's Lover |
Henrik Wolff | Stipendienämndens ordförande / Chairman of the Scholarship Committee |
Dick Idman | Erik von Frenckell |
Simon Häger | Kurt Bandler |
Kira-Emmi Pohtokari | Fröken Poikolainen / Miss Poikolainen |
Sanna Langinkoski | Kotiapulainen / Hembiträde |
Saga Sarkola | Actor at Studentteatern / Skådespelare på Studentteatern |
Jon Henriksen | Actor at Studentteatern / Skådespelare på Studentteatern |
Lidia Taavitsainen | Irja Koskinen |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dome Karukoski | Executive Producer |
Tine Klint | Executive Producer |
Mikko Leino | Executive Producer |
Miira Paasilinna | Executive Producer |
Mats Rosengård | Executive Producer |
Tove Slotte | Executive Producer |
Annika Sucksdorff | Executive Producer |
Ari Tolppanen | Executive Producer |
Tia Ståhlberg | Executive Producer |
Helen Vinogradov | Executive Producer |
Andrea Reuter | Producer |
Aleksi Bardy | Producer |
Åsa Karlsson | Producer |
Johanna Karppinen | Producer |
Miro Laiho | Producer |
Tia Ståhlberg | Producer |
Emma Åkesdotter-Ronge | Producer |