- Holding the Man in the title of the film is actually a football term, which means pulling a person to block a foul.
- Based on a true story, the film is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Australian author, actor and activist Timothy Conigrave. Timothy died on the tenth day of writing the book at the age of 34.
- "Holding The Man" was published in 1995 and won the UN Human Rights Award that year. In 2003 the book was voted one of Australia's top 100 favorite books. It was adapted into a stage play in 2006 and was very popular.
- At the end of the film, Tim says "Ci vedremo lassù, angelo" in Italian, which translates to "I'll see you there again, my angel".
- The film's accolades include the Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (Ryan Cole) and second place at the Melbourne International Film Festival Feature Film Audience Choice Award, with numerous nominations.
- Teenager Tim calls John on the same phone used by the original Timothy Conigrave, from Conigrave's childhood bedroom, provided to the crew by his sister Anna Davison.
Holding the Man behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Kaya 2022-04-10 09:01:08
High score substrate
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Cleve 2022-04-04 08:01:01
Tim, who seems to be brave and daring to fight against the sky, was cowardly and only bullied his own people from beginning to end, but John was brave and decisive and never turned back. It was so handsome to run away from home with Tim through the window. We all know that life has an end, so why not live? So love, why bother thinking about forever.
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Timothy Conigrave: What happens to my soul if I go mad? Does it stay trapped inside or is it floating free?
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Timothy Conigrave: [to John] I should have worked harder to make you come.
[Girls laugh]
Timothy Conigrave: Is there a problem?
[Girls laugh harder]