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The Black Balloon(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-03-08
64%
94 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.
Overview:
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?
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia,
United States of America
Budget: $5,000,000.00
Revenue: $5,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Black Balloon Productions
Movie: The Black Balloon
Top 10 Billed Cast
Rhys Wakefield
Thomas Mollison
Luke Ford
Charlie Mollison
Toni Collette
Maggie Mollison
Erik Thomson
Simon Mollison
Gemma Ward
Jackie Masters
Sam Fraser
Kid Next Door
Anthony Phelan
Mr. Masters
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