

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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Actors

Rhys Wakefield
Thomas Mollison

Luke Ford
Charlie Mollison

Toni Collette
Maggie Mollison

Erik Thomson
Simon Mollison

Gemma Ward
Jackie Masters
Sarah Woods
Woman Next Door

Sam Fraser
Kid Next Door
Zelie Bullen
Mother in Van

Anthony Phelan
Mr. Masters
Deborah Piper
Janet-Social Worker

Henry Nixon
Trevor-Social Worker

Rebecca Massey
Miss Babb
Ryan Clark
Dean

Aaron Glenane
Bucko
Lisa Kowalski
Sally

Nathin Art Butler
Chris

Firass Dirani
Russell

Kate Box
Elizibeth
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