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6.4Thomas 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?
Released: 2008-03-0897 minDir: Elissa DownDramaBudget: $5.0MBox office: $5.0M
Cast
- Rhys Wakefield as Thomas Mollison
- Luke Ford as Charlie Mollison
- Toni Collette as Maggie Mollison
- Erik Thomson as Simon Mollison
- Gemma Ward as Jackie Masters
- Sarah Woods as Woman Next Door
Themes
- sydney, australia
- birthday
- autism
- family dinner
- swimming
- first love
- social services
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- romantic love
- Depicts
- kiss
- Director
- Elissa Down
- Screenwriter
- Elissa Down
- Narrative location
- Sydney
- Filming location
- Sydney
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 886044
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Holsworthy High School.JPG
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 2008-01-01
- title
- The Black Balloon
- film editor
- Veronika Jenet
- executive producer
- Toni Collette
- set in period
- 1990s
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 68/100
- Commons category
- The Black Balloon (film)
- box office
- 2265689
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