The Black Balloon
Elissa Down | Australia
March 8, 2008 | 97m
Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.
Drama
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?
Credits
| Rhys Wakefield | Thomas Mollison |
| Luke Ford | Charlie Mollison |
| Toni Collette | Maggie Mollison |
| Erik Thomson | Simon Mollison |
| Gemma Ward | Jackie Masters |
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Budget
Keywords
sydney, australiabirthdayautismfamily dinnerswimmingfirst lovesocial serviceswoman director
