The Black Balloon

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

97 mins
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?

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

Kate Box

Elizibeth

Denson Baker

Director of Photography

Michael Yezerski

Original Music Composer

Elissa Down

Director

Benjamin Jasper

Clapper Loader

Mark Rogers

Still Photographer

Drew English

Clapper Loader

Simon Chapman

"B" Camera Operator

Pim Kulk

Clapper Loader

Alby Orellana

Focus Puller

Gerard Maher

Clapper Loader

Morag Mirankar

Clapper Loader

Denson Baker

"A" Camera Operator

Simon Cardwell

Additional Still Photographer

Kate Rose

Focus Puller

Jay Torta

Focus Puller

Kelly Lefever

Script Editor

Robert Tench

Clapper Loader

Melissa Hayward

Continuity

Duncan Thompson

Script Editor

Jimmy Jack

Co-Producer

Nicholas McCallum

Production Design

Claire Granville

Costume Design

Toni Collette

Executive Producer

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