Rhys WakefieldThomas MollisonSavaraTV movie
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?
Drama
Starring
Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette
Directed by
Elissa Down
About
The Black Balloon
Drama
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?
Normal is relative.
Information
- Released
- Mar 8, 2008
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- AU, US
- Rating
- PG-13
- Directed by
- Elissa Down
Production
- Studio
- Black Balloon Productions
- Studio
- Icon Productions
Cast
People in this story
Rhys WakefieldThomas Mollison
Luke FordCharlie Mollison
Toni ColletteMaggie Mollison
Erik ThomsonSimon Mollison
Gemma WardJackie Masters
Sam FraserKid Next Door
Anthony PhelanMr. Masters
Henry NixonTrevor-Social Worker
Rebecca MasseyMiss BabbMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.