Holding the Man (film)

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Holding the Man
Holding the Man, Australian release poster, 2015.jpg
Theatrical film poster
Directed by Neil Armfield
Produced by Kylie Du Fresne
Screenplay by Tommy Murphy
Based on Holding the Man
by Timothy Conigrave
Starring
Music by Alan John
Cinematography Germain McMicking
Edited by Dany Cooper
Production
company
Distributed by Transmission Films
Release dates
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  • 27 August 2015 (2015-08-27)
Running time
 128 minutes[1]
Country Australia
Language English
Box office US$903,836[2]

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. The screenplay was written by Tommy Murphy who also adapted the memoir for the stage play.

Plot

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 to laugh 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.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 88% 'fresh' approval rating and an average score of 7.7 out of 10 based on 16 reviews.[3]

Accolades

Award Category Subject Result
AACTA Awards
(5th)		 Best Film Kylie Du Fresne Nominated
Best Direction Neil Armfield Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Tommy Murphy Nominated
Best Actor Ryan Corr Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Anthony LaPaglia Nominated
Best Editing Dany Cooper Nominated
ASE Award Best Editing in a Feature Film Won
AFCA Awards Best Film Kylie Du Fresne Nominated
Best Director Neil Armfield Nominated
Best Screenplay Tommy Murphy Nominated
Best Actor Ryan Corr Won
Best Supporting Actor Anthony LaPaglia Nominated
ASSG Award Best Sound Mark Cornish Nominated
Nicole Lazaroth Nominated
Dan Lustri Nominated
AWGIE Award Best Writing in a Feature Film - Adapted Tommy Murphy Won
FCCA Awards Best Film Kylie Du Fresne Nominated
Best Director Neil Armfield Nominated
Best Script/Screenplay Tommy Murphy Won
Best Actor Ryan Corr Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Anthony LaPaglia Nominated
Best Editor Dany Cooper Nominated
Best Production Design Josephine Ford Won
Melbourne International Film Festival People's Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature Neil Armfield 2nd place
SPA Award Best Feature Film Production Kylie Du Fresne Won

References

  1. ↑ http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=fmmqDrJ3vCajiXEnbQYIQA%253d%253d&ncdctx=E7Op%2b1p%2bRy%252fVCir%2blrJ7AKhHQBIHaf07wP1HRuEbVOt0zjHFr%2bcYfWQBg5hmZlpOtxLrEWlQceXYBwhYzJ4B1Q%253d%253d
  2. ↑ http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Holding-the-Man/Australia
  3. ↑ Holding the Man, Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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