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The Black Balloon
The Black Balloon

6.5

The Black Balloon

PG-13·2008·97m

Summary

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?

Crew

Director, Writer

Elissa Down

Script Editor

Duncan Thompson

Script Editor

Kelly Lefever

Writer

Jimmy Jack

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$5,000,000.00

Revenue:

$5,000,000.00

Keywords

sydney, australia
birthday
autism
family dinner
swimming
first love
social services
woman director