Tove

Tove

116 mins | Drama | Oct. 2, 2020

Helsinki, 1945. The end of the war brings a new sense of artistic and social freedom for painter Tove Jansson. While focusing her artistic dreams on painting, the enchanting tales of the ‘Moomin’ creatures she told to scared children in bomb shelters, rapidly take on a life of their own, bringing international fame.

Tove

116 mins | Drama | Oct. 2, 2020

Tove
Helsinki, 1945. The end of the war brings a new sense of artistic and social freedom for painter Tove Jansson. While focusing her artistic dreams on painting, the enchanting tales of the ‘Moomin’ creatures she told to scared children in bomb shelters, rapidly take on a life of their own, bringing international fame.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Helsinki Filmi, Anagram Film
Original title Tove
Directors Mikko Niskala, Essi Alamattila, Antti Lahtinen, Zaida Bergroth
Writers Jarno Elonen, Isabella Eklöf, Eeva Putro

Cast

Alma Pöysti

as Tove Jansson

Krista Kosonen

as Vivica Bandler

Shanti Roney

as Atos Wirtanen

Eeva Putro

as Maya Vanni

Joanna Haartti

as Tuulikki Pietilä

Jakob Öhrman

as Sam Vanni

Robert Enckell

as Viktor 'Faffan' Jansson

Kajsa Ernst

as Signe 'Ham' Jansson

Wilhelm Enckell

as Lasse Jansson

Liisi Tandefelt

as Landlord

Emma Klingenberg

as Maj-Lis Wirtanen

Juhana Ryynänen

as Maj-Lis's Lover

Henrik Wolff

as Chairman of the Scholarship Committee

Dick Idman

as Erik von Frenckell

Simon Häger

as Kurt Bandler

Kira-Emmi Pohtokari

as Miss Poikolainen

Sanna Langinkoski

as Kotiapulainen

Saga Sarkola

as Actor at Studentteatern

Jon Henriksen

as Actor at Studentteatern

Lidia Taavitsainen

as Irja Koskinen

Paavo Järvenpää

as Göran Schildt

Jan Korander

as Theater Director's Assistant

Oskar Pöysti

as Snusmumriken

Iida Kuningas

as Tofslan

Heli Hyttinen

as Vifslan

Fabian Silén

as Rådd-djuret

Willehard Korander

as Mumintrollet

Andrea Reuter

as Journalist

Tage Fredriksson

as Journalist

Jonathan Hutchings

as Evening News' editor-in-chief

Ingrid André

as Woman at French gallery

Sara Soulié

as Coco

Emilia Neuvonen

as Customer at the Bar

Helmi Jokinen

as Customer at the Bar

Matti Bye

as Customer at the Bar

Dennis Egbert

as Customer at the Bar

Vilhelm Bromander

as Customer at the Bar