The Black Balloon

The Black Balloon

Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.
20081h 37minDrama MoviesEnglish
6.5

Plot

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?

WriterDuncan Thompson
DirectorElissa Down
ActorRhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette
CountryAustralia
ProductionBlack Balloon Productions