The Black Balloon

2008

PG-13

1h 37m

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Drama

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?

Directors

Writers

Kelly Lefever(script editor by)
Duncan Thompson(script editor by)
Jimmy Jack(writer by)
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Rhys Wakefield
Thomas Mollison
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Luke Ford
Charlie Mollison
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Toni Collette
Maggie Mollison
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Erik Thomson
Simon Mollison
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Gemma Ward
Jackie Masters
Sarah Woods
Woman Next Door
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Sam Fraser
Kid Next Door
Zelie Bullen
Mother in Van
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Anthony Phelan
Mr. Masters
Deborah Piper
Janet-Social Worker
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Henry Nixon
Trevor-Social Worker
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Kate Box
Elizibeth

Directors

Writers

Kelly Lefever(script editor by)
Duncan Thompson(script editor by)
Jimmy Jack(writer by)

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Details

Release date

March 8, 2008 (United States)

Country of origin

Australia

Language

English

Production companies

Black Balloon Productions
Icon Productions

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Box office

Budget

$5,000,000

Gross worldwide

$5,000,000

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