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Where to watch “Holding the Man” (2015) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.
What to expect (spoiler-free)
Here’s what to expect from “ (2015), without spoilers.
Genre-wise, it leans into Drama, with a runtime around 128 minutes.
Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 7.7/10 from about 461 votes.
For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.
Topics & keywords
australia, aids, 1970s, romance, love, hiv, lgbt, long term relationship, sexual discrimination, gay theme
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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 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.
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