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Holding the Man

  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Ryan Corr and Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)
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BiographyDramaRomance

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Neil Armfield
  • Writers
    • Tommy Murphy
    • Timothy Conigrave
  • Stars
    • Ryan Corr
    • Sarah Snook
    • Francesco Ferdinandi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Neil Armfield
    • Writers
      • Tommy Murphy
      • Timothy Conigrave
    • Stars
      • Ryan Corr
      • Sarah Snook
      • Francesco Ferdinandi
    • 69User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 19 nominations

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    Holding the Man
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    Holding the Man (2015)
    Anthony LaPaglia, Camilla Ah Kin, Ryan Corr, and Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)
    Ryan Corr and Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)
    Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)
    Ryan Corr and Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)
    Ryan Corr in Holding the Man (2015)
    Ryan Corr and Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)
    Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)
    Ryan Corr in Holding the Man (2015)
    Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)
    Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)
    Ryan Corr in Holding the Man (2015)

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    Ryan Corr
    Ryan Corr
    • Timothy Conigrave
    Sarah Snook
    Sarah Snook
    • Pepe Trevor
    Francesco Ferdinandi
    • Italian Waiter
    Craig Stott
    Craig Stott
    • John Caleo
    Lee Cormie
    Lee Cormie
    • Eric
    David Woods
    David Woods
    • Drama Teacher Chook Hennessey
    PiaGrace Moon
    • Prue
    Tegan Higginbotham
    Tegan Higginbotham
    • Gina
    Josh Burton
    Josh Burton
    • Derge
    • (as Joshua Burton)
    Andrew S. Gilbert
    • Father Wallbridge
    Mason Viola
    • Paul Caleo (15 years)
    Anthony LaPaglia
    Anthony LaPaglia
    • Bob Caleo
    Camilla Ah Kin
    • Lois Caleo
    Luke Christopoulos
    • Chris Caleo (13 years)
    Kerry Fox
    Kerry Fox
    • Mary Gert Conigrave
    Guy Pearce
    Guy Pearce
    • Dick Conigrave
    Christian Impala
    • Prologue Student
    Thomas Hatchman
    • Biscuit
    • Director
      • Neil Armfield
    • Writers
      • Tommy Murphy
      • Timothy Conigrave
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      When the adolescent Tim first asks John if he'll "go round with him," the telephone used by Ryan Corr is the actual telephone Timothy Conigrave would have used to make the call in real life. It was Conigrave's personal bedroom telephone from his youth, provided to the production by his sister Anna Davison.
    • Goofs
      When Tim is interviewing AIDS patient Richard, Richard asks when Tim was born. Tim replies October 1959. Tim's actual birthday is November 19, 1959.
    • Quotes

      Timothy Conigrave: What happens to my soul if I go mad? Does it stay trapped inside or is it floating free?

    • Crazy credits
      There is a snippet of a recording with writer Tim Conigrave, and a photo of Tim and John together, after the last film credit.
    • Connections
      References 9 to 5 (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      20th Century Boy
      Written by Marc Bolan

      Performed by T. Rex

    User reviews69

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    10/10
    Well worth the wait
    I was given the book by a friend from Australia in about '97,I have read it countless times through the years.

    I never thought anyone would be able to bring the story to the screen, as Tim had written a remarkable story.

    Finally seeing the movie, I can only say that it does indeed do the book justice. No movie can wholly compete with a brilliant and beautifully crafted book, the best it can hope to do is convey the story and the spirit of the book - this movie does just that.

    I fell in love with John and Tim all over again, 19 years later. The love they shared, the pain they endured both John's physical and Tim's emotional came back to me as emotionally as it had in the book. (I wept through the end of the book) Was my emotional response a reaction to the movie on it's own, or in part to the memory of the book? I do not know. I do know that Craig Stott's portrayal of John was, for me, spot on, as was Ryan Corr's portrayal of Tim. The story, the spirit and the essence of these two beautiful men is definitely captured and resonate through this film.
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    5
    • robischiffman
    • Jul 11, 2016

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 2015 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 深擁一世情
    • Filming locations
      • Lipari, Lipari Island, Aeolian Islands, Messina, Sicily, Italy(location)
    • Production companies
      • Screen Australia
      • Goalpost Pictures
      • Snow Republic
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $767,038
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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