The Black Balloon (2008)

12/05/2008 1h 37m

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

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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?

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Cast Ages at Release

Rhys Wakefield

as Thomas Mollison

Born 11/20/1988, age

Luke Ford

as Charlie Mollison

Born 03/26/1981, age

Toni Collette

as Maggie Mollison

Born 11/01/1972, age

Erik Thomson

as Simon Mollison

Born 04/27/1967, age

Gemma Ward

as Jackie Masters

Born 11/03/1987, age