Original Title
The Black Balloon
Status
Released
Production Companies
Black Balloon ProductionsIcon Productions
Original Language
EN
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$5,000,000
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?
Director
Elissa Down
Production Countries
Australia, United States of America
Spoken Languages
English
