Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
469 audience votes
Key crew
- Neil ArmfieldDirector
- Tommy MurphyWriter
- Alan JohnOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ryan CorrTimothy Conigrave
- Craig StottJohn Caleo
- Guy PearceDick Conigrave
- Sarah SnookPepe Trevor
- Anthony LaPagliaBob Caleo
- Geoffrey RushBarry
- Camilla Ah KinLois Caleo
- Kerry FoxMary Gert Conigrave
- Tom HobbsPeter Craig
- Jacob Collins-LevyAndrew
- Tony RickardsMr. O'Connell
- Lee CormieEric
Stills
Themes
australiaaids1970sromancelovehivlgbtlong term relationshipsexual discriminationgay theme