Holding the Man

About Holding the Man

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.

Holding the Man is a 2015 drama film directed by Neil Armfield. The film is filed under australia, AIDS, HIV, and long term relationship.

Ryan Corr appears as Timothy Conigrave, Craig Stott as John Caleo, Guy Pearce as Dick Conigrave, and Sarah Snook as Pepe Trevor. At 128 minutes long, it arrived in August 2015.

The screenplay is by Tommy Murphy. Production companies include Goalpost Pictures, John Barry Group, and Screen Australia. In the United States it streams on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel.

Bohemian Rhapsody, Philadelphia, and The Normal Heart make useful companions to Holding the Man, all filed under 1970s and gay theme. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 470 votes and it carries a NR rating.