The Black Balloon
Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.
2008-03-08 | 97 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Rhys WakefieldThomas Mollison
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Luke FordCharlie Mollison
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Toni ColletteMaggie Mollison
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Erik ThomsonSimon Mollison
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Gemma WardJackie Masters
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Sam FraserKid Next Door
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Anthony PhelanMr. Masters
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Henry NixonTrevor-Social Worker
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Rebecca MasseyMiss Babb
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Aaron GlenaneBucko
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Nathin Art ButlerChris
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Firass DiraniRussell
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Kate BoxElizibeth
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