The Black Balloon
“Normal is relative.”
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
19 people
Rhys Wakefield
Thomas Mollison
Known for
The Purge
True Detective
Nathin Butler
Chris
Luke Ford
Charlie Mollison
Known for
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Animal Kingdom
Toni Collette
Maggie Mollison
Known for
Hereditary
The Sixth Sense
Erik Thomson
Simon Mollison
Known for
The Luminaries
Black Snow
Gemma Ward
Jackie Masters
Known for
The Strangers
Sarah Woods
Woman Next Door
Known for
Accidents Happen
Rake
Sam Fraser
Kid Next Door
Known for
A gURLs wURLd
Zelie Bullen
Mother in Van
Also in
The Lost World
Spa Weekend
Anthony Phelan
Mr. Masters
Known for
Reckoning
The Gloaming
Deborah Piper
Janet-Social Worker
No other roles listed
Henry Nixon
Trevor-Social Worker
Known for
Triangle
The Kettering Incident
Elissa Down Director · Jimmy Jack Writer Michael Yezerski Composer
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $5M · United States release December 5, 2008
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Black Balloon Productions
Production
Icon Productions
Production
Australia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 8, 2008
Theatrical
United States · December 5, 2008
Theatrical
Ireland
March 8, 2008 · Theatrical
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