The Black Balloon

"Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in."

Mar 6 2008 PG-13 1h 37m
Drama, Romance

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?

Plot

Thomas is turning 16. His Dad is in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mum 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?

Written by

Elissa Down, Jimmy The Exploder

Directed by

Elissa Down

Cast

Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Black Balloon Productions

Languages

English

Awards

18 wins & 24 nominations total

Trailers
THE BLACK BALLOON - U.S. TRAILER
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Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
68
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