Films We Like is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Canadian rights to TOVE, directed by Zaida Bergroth. TOVE was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.
TOVE is the first feature film based on Tove Jansson’s life. In the midst of her artistic struggles and unconventional personal life, Tove Jansson found worldwide success from an unexpected side project: the creation of the internationally beloved children’s books and characters, the Moomins.
TOVE is a captivating drama about the creative energy of an iconic talent and her turbulent search for identity, desire and freedom. Featuring a mesmerizing lead performance by Alma Pöysti, the sensuously textured film, shot on 16mm, concentrates on a formative decade in Tove’s life (from the mid-1940s to mid-’50s) and explores her artistic and personal passions, and the challenges they entail.
About Films We Like
Founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential, Carmine Street Guitars) Films We Like is a boutique distributor of documentary, independent, and international films in Canada. Recent releases include 499, Dear Comrades!, and Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time.