Holding the Man (2015)

08/27/2015 (AU) • 2h 8m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ryan Corr

Timothy Conigrave

Craig Stott

John Caleo

Guy Pearce

Dick Conigrave

Sarah Snook

Pepe Trevor

Camilla Ah Kin

Lois Caleo

Kerry Fox

Mary Gert Conigrave

Tom Hobbs

Peter Craig


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

australia

aids

1970s

romance

love

hiv

lgbt

long term relationship

sexual discrimination

gay theme

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