CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 37m · PG-13
The Black Balloon

Normal is relative.

63%(97)IMDbDrama

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?

Directed byElissa Down

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
EN
Released
March 8, 2008
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$5,000,000
Studios
Icon ProductionsBlack Balloon Productions

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Trailers & teasers

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THE BLACK BALLOON - U.S. TRAILER

THE BLACK BALLOON - U.S. TRAILER

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Rhys Wakefield

Rhys Wakefield

Thomas Mollison

Luke Ford

Luke Ford

Charlie Mollison

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Maggie Mollison

Erik Thomson

Erik Thomson

Simon Mollison

Gemma Ward

Gemma Ward

Jackie Masters

Sarah Woods

Woman Next Door

Sam Fraser

Sam Fraser

Kid Next Door

Zelie Bullen

Mother in Van

Anthony Phelan

Anthony Phelan

Mr. Masters

Deborah Piper

Janet-Social Worker

Creative team
Directed by
Elissa Down
Elissa Down
Written by
Jimmy Jack
Elissa Down
Elissa Down
Produced by
Tristram Miall

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