The Black Balloon (2008)

"Sometimes its hard to be the odd one in"
Audience Score
66
The Black Balloon
PG13 1 hr 37 minDec 5th, 2008Drama
Thomas is turning 16 His dads in the army and theyve just moved to a town in New South Wales his mom is pregnant his older brother Charlie whos 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 brothers keeper or is Charlies disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle
DirectorElissa Down
WritersElissa DownJimmy Jack

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 5th, 2008
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 23rd, 2010 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$5,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$5,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Toni Collette
Production Companies:Black Balloon Productions Icon Entertainment International
Movie Tags:birthday, autism, swimming