Holding the Man

Is Holding the Man right for your family?

Movie 2015 128 min

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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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. NR (US)

Likely present: ViolenceRomance & relationshipsPolitical & social messagingHeavy emotional content

The title suggests themes of violence, but the primary focus appears to be relationships.

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