Film
The Black Balloon
2008Directed by Elissa Down
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
About The Black Balloon
- Drama
Synopsis
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?
- Director
- Elissa Down
- Writers
- Duncan Thompson
- Kelly Lefever
- Elissa Down
- Jimmy Jack
