
The Black Balloon
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?
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Cast

Rhys Wakefield
Thomas Mollison

Luke Ford
Charlie Mollison

Erik Thomson
Simon Mollison

Aaron Glenane
Bucko

Toni Collette
Maggie Mollison

Sam Fraser
Kid Next Door

Anthony Phelan
Mr. Masters

Henry Nixon
Trevor-Social Worker

Firass Dirani
Russell

Gemma Ward
Jackie Masters

Rebecca Massey
Miss Babb

Nathin Art Butler
Chris

Kate Box
Elizibeth