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The Black Balloon

"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?

Top Cast

  • Rhys Wakefield

    Rhys Wakefield

    Thomas Mollison

  • Luke Ford

    Luke Ford

    Charlie Mollison

  • Toni Collette

    Toni Collette

    Maggie Mollison

  • Erik Thomson

    Erik Thomson

    Simon Mollison

  • Gemma Ward

    Gemma Ward

    Jackie Masters

  • Sarah Woods

    Sarah Woods

    Woman Next Door

  • Sam Fraser

    Sam Fraser

    Kid Next Door

  • Zelie Bullen

    Zelie Bullen

    Mother in Van

  • Anthony Phelan

    Anthony Phelan

    Mr. Masters

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?

Rating

6.4 / 10
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1 Popular

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