The Black Balloon

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

Mar 08, 2008 1h 37m

6.5

87 votes

Drama

Synopsis

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	The Black Balloon
Companies	Black Balloon Productions, Icon Entertainment International
Countries	Australia
Keywords	sydney, australia, birthday, autism, family dinner, swimming, first love, social services, woman director