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The Black Balloon
The Black Balloon

The Black Balloon

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

Genres

Drama

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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?

Others

Budget

$5000000

Revenue

$5000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

08 March 2008

Country

Australia

Cast

Rhys Wakefield

Rhys Wakefield

Thomas Mollison

Luke Ford

Luke Ford

Charlie Mollison

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Maggie Mollison

Erik Thomson

Erik Thomson

Simon Mollison

Gemma Ward

Gemma Ward

Jackie Masters

Sarah Woods

Sarah Woods

Woman Next Door

Sam Fraser

Sam Fraser

Kid Next Door

Zelie Bullen

Zelie Bullen

Mother in Van

Anthony Phelan

Anthony Phelan

Mr. Masters

Deborah Piper

Deborah Piper

Janet-Social Worker

Henry Nixon

Henry Nixon

Trevor-Social Worker

Rebecca Massey

Rebecca Massey

Miss Babb

Ryan Clark

Ryan Clark

Dean

Aaron Glenane

Aaron Glenane

Bucko

Lisa Kowalski

Lisa Kowalski

Sally

Nathin Art Butler

Nathin Art Butler

Chris

Firass Dirani

Firass Dirani

Russell

Kate Box

Kate Box

Elizibeth

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