The Black Balloon

2008·Movie
1h 37min
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About

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

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?
Autism RepresentationBrotherhoodComing-of-Age StoryFamily RelationshipsSocial ChallengesAustralian DramaTeen RomanceEmpathy & Understanding

Crew

Directed by:
Elissa Down, Melissa Hayward
Written by:
Jimmy Jack, Elissa Down, Kelly Lefever
Produced by:
Toni Collette, Jimmy Jack, Tristram Miall
Composed by:
Michael Yezerski

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