sydney, australia,birthday,autism,family dinner,swimming,first love,social services,woman director

The Black Balloon (2008)

Poster for The Black Balloon

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

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?

Cast & Crew

Director
Elissa Down
  • Profile picture of Rhys Wakefield
    Thomas Mollison Rhys Wakefield
  • Profile picture of Luke Ford
    Charlie Mollison Luke Ford
  • Profile picture of Toni Collette
    Maggie Mollison Toni Collette
  • Profile picture of Erik Thomson
    Simon Mollison Erik Thomson
  • Profile picture of Gemma Ward
    Jackie Masters Gemma Ward
  • Profile picture of Sarah Woods
    Woman Next Door Sarah Woods
  • Profile picture of Sam Fraser
    Kid Next Door Sam Fraser
  • Profile picture of Anthony Phelan
    Mr. Masters Anthony Phelan

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Keywords

  • sydney, australia
  • birthday
  • autism
  • family dinner
  • swimming
  • first love
  • social services
  • woman director