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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.
Based on the international best-seller, HOLDING THE MAN. Featuring Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush and Anthony LaPaglia, this inspirational true story captures the beauty and heartbreak of the best romances of our time.
The most beautiful cinematic love story since Brokeback Mountain. It’s important you see this film. – Attitude
Compassionate! – The Hollywood Reporter
A great romance. Wonderfully directed and perfectly acted! – ABC Radio
- Year2015
- Runtime128 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryAustralia
- DirectorNeil Armfield
- ScreenwriterTommy Murphy
- ProducerKylie du Fresne
- Executive ProducerRichard Payten, Andrew Mackie, Rosemary Blight, Cameron Huang, Ben Grant, Tristan Whalley
- CastRyan Corr, Craig Stott, Guy Pearce
- CinematographerGermain McMicking
- EditorDany Cooper
- Production DesignJosephine Ford
- ComposerAlan John
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.
Based on the international best-seller, HOLDING THE MAN. Featuring Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush and Anthony LaPaglia, this inspirational true story captures the beauty and heartbreak of the best romances of our time.
The most beautiful cinematic love story since Brokeback Mountain. It’s important you see this film. – Attitude
Compassionate! – The Hollywood Reporter
A great romance. Wonderfully directed and perfectly acted! – ABC Radio
- Year2015
- Runtime128 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryAustralia
- DirectorNeil Armfield
- ScreenwriterTommy Murphy
- ProducerKylie du Fresne
- Executive ProducerRichard Payten, Andrew Mackie, Rosemary Blight, Cameron Huang, Ben Grant, Tristan Whalley
- CastRyan Corr, Craig Stott, Guy Pearce
- CinematographerGermain McMicking
- EditorDany Cooper
- Production DesignJosephine Ford
- ComposerAlan John