The Black Balloon (2008)

03/08/2008 (AU) • 1h 37m

Drama

Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.

Overview

Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

Top Billed Cast

Rhys Wakefield

Thomas Mollison

Luke Ford

Charlie Mollison

Toni Collette

Maggie Mollison

Erik Thomson

Simon Mollison

Gemma Ward

Jackie Masters

Sarah Woods

Woman Next Door

Sam Fraser

Kid Next Door

Zelie Bullen

Mother in Van

Anthony Phelan

Mr. Masters


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,000,000.00

Revenue

$5,000,000.00

Keywords

sydney, australia

birthday

autism

family dinner

swimming

first love

social services

woman director

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