
Synopsis & Context
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?
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- The Black Balloon
- Release
- March 8, 2008
- Screen Time
- 1h 37min
- Rating
- PG-13
- Direction
- Elissa Down
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- Australia
- Production Status
- Released
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