Film · Drama
The Black Balloon (2008)
Normal is relative.
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?
- Director
- Elissa Down
- Writers
- Kelly Lefever, Duncan Thompson, Jimmy Jack
- Country
- Australia, United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- March 8, 2008
The Black Balloon was released on March 8, 2008.
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The Black Balloon cast
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
Nathin Art ButlerChris
Firass DiraniRussell
Kate BoxElizibeth
