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Holding the Man is a 2015 Australian romantic drama film adapted from Timothy Conigrave's 1995 memoir of the same name. It was directed by Neil Armfield and stars Ryan Corr and Craig Stott, with supporting performances from Guy Pearce, Anthony LaPaglia, Sarah Snook, Kerry Fox and Geoffrey Rush.
Aug 27, 2015 · Holding the Man: Directed by Neil Armfield. With Ryan Corr, Sarah Snook, Francesco Ferdinandi, Craig Stott. The warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15-year-long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Neil Armfield
- 2015-08-27
Heart-wrenching performances center Holding the Man, an achingly beautiful portrayal of love and death that may be too real for some. In the 1970s, two teen boys in Australia fight all...
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- Sarah Snook
- Neil Armfield
- Drama, Romance, Biography, LGBTQ+
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Summaries. The warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15-year-long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo. 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.
Nov 12, 2020 · Holding the Man is a gripping movie mirrored off of the true story of Timothy Conigrave (played by Ryan Corr) and his relationship with John Caleo (played by Craig Mathew Stott). The movie flows through the peaks and lows of both character’s lives, fiddling with the complexities of queerness in the ‘70s and ‘80s.