The Black Balloon

The Black Balloon

Drama · 2008 · 1h 37m

Movie

6.4/10 · TMDB

Normal is relative.

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?

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Cast & crew

Rhys WakefieldThomas Mollison
Luke FordCharlie Mollison
Toni ColletteMaggie Mollison
Erik ThomsonSimon Mollison
Gemma WardJackie Masters
Sarah WoodsWoman Next Door
Sam FraserKid Next Door
Zelie BullenMother in Van
Anthony PhelanMr. Masters
Deborah PiperJanet-Social Worker
Henry NixonTrevor-Social Worker
Rebecca MasseyMiss Babb
Ryan ClarkDean
Aaron GlenaneBucko
Lisa KowalskiSally

Information

Release date
8 March 2008
Director
Elissa Down
Genres
Drama
Runtime
1h 37m
Country of origin
Australia, United States

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