The Black Balloon

The Black Balloon (2008)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2008-03-08
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 85 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Black Balloon Productions
  • Production Country: Australia
  • Director: Elissa Down
star 6.5/10
From 85 Ratings
7.2

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?

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  • Rhys Wakefield

    as Thomas Mollison
  • Luke Ford

    as Charlie Mollison
  • Toni Collette

    as Maggie Mollison
  • Erik Thomson

    as Simon Mollison
  • Gemma Ward

    as Jackie Masters
  • Sarah Woods

    as Woman Next Door
  • Sam Fraser

    as Kid Next Door
  • Zelie Bullen

    as Mother in Van
  • Anthony Phelan

    as Mr. Masters
  • Deborah Piper

    as Janet-Social Worker
  • Henry Nixon

    as Trevor-Social Worker
  • Rebecca Massey

    as Miss Babb
  • Ryan Clark

    as Dean
  • Aaron Glenane

    as Bucko
  • Lisa Kowalski

    as Sally
  • Nathin Art Butler

    as Chris
  • Firass Dirani

    as Russell
  • Kate Box

    as Elizibeth
Production Tristram Miall Producer
Camera Denson Baker Director of Photography
Editing Veronika Jenet Editor
Sound Michael Yezerski Original Music Composer
Directing Elissa Down Director
Camera Benjamin Jasper Clapper Loader
Camera Mark Rogers Still Photographer
Camera Drew English Clapper Loader
Camera Simon Chapman "B" Camera Operator
Camera Pim Kulk Clapper Loader
Camera Alby Orellana Focus Puller
Camera Gerard Maher Clapper Loader
Camera Morag Mirankar Clapper Loader
Camera Denson Baker "A" Camera Operator
Camera Simon Cardwell Additional Still Photographer
Camera Kate Rose Focus Puller
Camera Jay Torta Focus Puller
Writing Kelly Lefever Script Editor
Camera Robert Tench Clapper Loader
Directing Melissa Hayward Continuity
Writing Duncan Thompson Script Editor
Production Jimmy Jack Co-Producer
Art Nicholas McCallum Production Design
Writing Jimmy Jack Writer
Costume & Make-Up Claire Granville Costume Design
Writing Elissa Down Writer
Production Toni Collette Executive Producer

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