Drama · Australia · 2015 · 2h 8m

Holding the Man

Holding the Man poster
Director
Neil Armfield
Cast
Ryan Corr as Timothy Conigrave Craig Stott as John Caleo Guy Pearce as Dick Conigrave Sarah Snook as Pepe Trevor Anthony LaPaglia as Bob Caleo Geoffrey Rush as Barry
Crew
Germain McMicking — Director of Photography Dany Cooper — Editor Alan John — Original Music Composer Tommy Murphy — Writer Kylie du Fresne — Producer Josephine Ford — Production Design
Tagline

A love story for everyone.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Holding the Man — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
australiaaids1970sromancelovehivlgbtlong term relationshipsexual discriminationgay theme
Key Collaborators
Neil Armfield Director Germain McMicking Director of Photography Dany Cooper Editor Alan John Original Music Composer Tommy Murphy Writer Kylie du Fresne Producer Josephine Ford Production Design Alice Babidge Costume Design
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