Tove (2020)

Directed by

Zaida Bergroth

Genre

biographical film

Country

Sweden, Finland

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

16

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the life story of Tove Jansson, the Swedish-speaking Finnish creator of the Moomins. It follows her early career as an artist and her personal relationships as she navigates her identity and creative work.

biographicalintimatepoignantemotionally restrainedartisticpersonalgroundedsensitive

What happens

Tove [ˈtuːve] is a 2020 Finnish biographical film about Swedish-speaking Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins. The film was directed by Zaida Bergroth from a script by Eeva Putro, and stars Alma Pöysti in the title role. The film's budget, at €3.4 million, made it the second most expensive Finnish film, following the 2017 version of The Unknown Soldier. Tove was released to critical acclaim, and was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best International Feature Film award at the 93rd Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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