Movie

The Black Balloon

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2008★ 6.4 · 951h 37mDrama

Overview

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?

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Cast

Toni Collette
as Maggie Mollison

Luke Ford
as Charlie Mollison

Kate Box
as Elizibeth

Erik Thomson
as Simon Mollison

Firass Dirani
as Russell

Rhys Wakefield
as Thomas Mollison

Gemma Ward
as Jackie Masters

Aaron Glenane
as Bucko

Anthony Phelan
as Mr. Masters

Henry Nixon
as Trevor-Social Worker

Sarah Woods
as Woman Next Door

Sam Fraser
as Kid Next Door

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Release date: 2008-03-08

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: $5,000,000

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genres

Drama

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