

Tove
"In search of freedom and desire"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$4.2M
$4,243,000
Languages
English
+3 more
Studio
Helsinki-filmi
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Key Crew

Eeva Putro
Story

Zaida Bergroth
Director

Aleksi Bardy
Producer

Eeva Putro
Writer

Dome Karukoski
Executive Producer
Cast

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, f. London

Wilhelm Enckell
Lars "Lasse" Jansson

Liisi Tandefelt
Landlord

Emma Klingenberg
Maj-Lis Wirtanen

Juhana Ryynänen
Maj-Lis's Lover
Henrik Wolff
Chairman of the Scholarship Committee
Dick Idman
Erik von Frenckell
Simon Häger
Kurt Bandler
Kira-Emmi Pohtokari
Miss Poikolainen
Sanna Langinkoski
Kotiapulainen

Saga Sarkola
Actor at Studentteatern
Jon Henriksen
Actor at Studentteatern
Lidia Taavitsainen
Irja Koskinen