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Holding the Man

Holding the Man

A love story for everyone.

20157.72h 8m

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.

Directed by Neil Armfield
Written by Tommy Murphy, Timothy Conigrave
Produced by Kylie du Fresne
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Top 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

Themes & Keywords

australiaaids1970sromancelovehivlgbtlong term relationshipsexual discriminationgay theme

About Holding the Man

Holding the Man is a drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of australia, aids, 1970s, romance, love, hiv. Directed by Neil Armfield, it stars Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Guy Pearce. 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.

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