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The Black Balloon(2008)

PG-1303/08/2008 (AU)Drama1h 37m
65%

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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?

Elissa Down

Director

Movie Cast

Rhys Wakefield photo

Rhys Wakefield

Thomas Mollison

Luke Ford photo

Luke Ford

Charlie Mollison

Toni Collette photo

Toni Collette

Maggie Mollison

Erik Thomson photo

Erik Thomson

Simon Mollison

Gemma Ward photo

Gemma Ward

Jackie Masters

Sarah Woods photo

Sarah Woods

Woman Next Door

Sam Fraser photo

Sam Fraser

Kid Next Door

Zelie Bullen photo

Zelie Bullen

Mother in Van

Anthony Phelan photo

Anthony Phelan

Mr. Masters

Deborah Piper photo

Deborah Piper

Janet-Social Worker

Henry Nixon photo

Henry Nixon

Trevor-Social Worker

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$5,000,000.00

Revenue$5,000,000.00

Production CompanyBlack Balloon Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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