Holding the Man

Holding the Man (2015)

23/03/2016 (GB)
Drama
2h 8m

A love story for everyone.

Overview

Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.

  • Neil ArmfieldDirector
  • Tommy MurphyWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • australia
  • aids
  • 1970s
  • romance
  • love
  • hiv
  • lgbt
  • long term relationship
  • sexual discrimination
  • gay theme

Top Billed Cast

Ryan Corr

Ryan Corr

Timothy Conigrave

Craig Stott

Craig Stott

John Caleo

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Dick Conigrave

Sarah Snook

Sarah Snook

Pepe Trevor

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Bob Caleo

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Barry

Camilla Ah Kin

Camilla Ah Kin

Lois Caleo

Kerry Fox

Kerry Fox

Mary Gert Conigrave

Tom Hobbs

Tom Hobbs

Peter Craig

Jacob Collins-Levy

Jacob Collins-Levy

Andrew

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