Holding the Man
“A love story for everyone.”
2015•NR•2h 8m•7.7•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Neil Armfield
Writer
Tommy Murphy
Languages
English
Studio
Goalpost Pictures
Cast
Ryan Corr
Timothy Conigrave
Craig Stott
John Caleo
Guy Pearce
Dick Conigrave
Sarah Snook
Pepe Trevor
Anthony LaPaglia
Bob Caleo
Geoffrey Rush
Barry
Camilla Ah Kin
Lois Caleo
Kerry Fox
Mary Gert Conigrave
Tom Hobbs
Peter Craig
Jacob Collins-Levy
Andrew
Tony Rickards
Mr. O'Connell
Lee Cormie
Eric
PiaGrace Moon
Prue
Tegan Higginbotham
Gina
Luke Christopoulos
Chris Caleo (13 years)
Production
Company
Goalpost Pictures
Company
Screen Australia
Company
Snow Republic
Company
John Barry Group
Producer
Kylie du Fresne
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