Holding the Man (2015)

A love story for everyone.

Movie · Drama · 2h 8m · Rated 7.7/10 on TMDB · Released August 27, 2015

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.

Directed by 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
• Camilla Ah Kin as Lois Caleo
• Kerry Fox as Mary Gert Conigrave
• Tom Hobbs as Peter Craig
• Jacob Collins-Levy as Andrew
• Tony Rickards as Mr. O'Connell
• Lee Cormie as Eric

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