The Black Balloon (2008)
Normal is relative.
97 min
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?
- Release date
- March 8, 2008
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $5,000,000
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Trailer
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
- Sarah Woods as Woman Next Door
- Sam Fraser as Kid Next Door
- Anthony Phelan as Mr. Masters
- Henry Nixon as Trevor-Social Worker
- Rebecca Massey as Miss Babb
- Aaron Glenane as Bucko
- Lisa Kowalski as Sally
- Nathin Art Butler as Chris
- Firass Dirani as Russell
- Kate Box as Elizibeth
- Makirum Fahey-Leigh as Mate of Kid Next Door
- Oliver Brookes as Other Mate of Kid Next Door
- Jan Ringrose as Neighbour
Crew
- Elissa Down · Director
- Elissa Down · Writer
- Jimmy The Exploder · Writer
- Tristram Miall · Producer
- Michael Yezerski · Composer
- Denson Baker · Cinematographer
- Veronika Jenet · Editor
- Nikki Barrett · Casting director
- Nicholas McCallum · Production designer