Holding the Man

"A love story for everyone."

Aug 27 2015 Unrated 2h 7m
Biography, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the rugby team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years to laugh 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.

Written by

Tommy Murphy, Timothy Conigrave

Directed by

Neil Armfield

Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Snow Republic, John Barry Group, Screen Australia, Goalpost Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

6 wins & 19 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
14,114
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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