Tove

In search of freedom and desire

A warm, artistically rendered biographical portrait of Tove Jansson's emergence as a creative force in post-war Helsinki, balancing personal desire with artistic ambition.

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.