The Black Balloon
The Black Balloon
Release: 2008-03-08
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 6.4
Drama
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?
Production Countries
Australia
United States of America
Production Companies
Black Balloon Productions
Icon Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Rhys Wakefield
as Thomas Mollison
Kate Box
as Elizibeth
Toni Collette
as Maggie Mollison
Sam Fraser
as Kid Next Door
Rebecca Massey
as Miss Babb
Firass Dirani
as Russell
Erik Thomson
as Simon Mollison
Luke Ford
as Charlie Mollison
Gemma Ward
as Jackie Masters
Anthony Phelan
as Mr. Masters
Henry Nixon
as Trevor-Social Worker
Aaron Glenane
as Bucko
Nathin Art Butler
as Chris
