The Black Balloon (2008)

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The Black Balloon on IMDb 7.3/10 7,988 votes

Released:
2008-03-08

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?

Director:
Elissa Down

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Rhys Wakefield
    as
    Thomas Mollison
  • Luke Ford
    as
    Charlie Mollison
  • Toni Collette
    as
    Maggie Mollison
  • Erik Thomson
    as
    Simon Mollison
  • Gemma Ward
    as
    Jackie Masters