The Black Balloon
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?
Actors: Toni Collette , Rhys Wakefield , Erik Thomson , Sarah Woods , Luke Ford , Gemma Ward , Sam Fraser , Makirum Fahey-Leigh , Oliver Brookes , Jan Ringrose , Bradley Orford
Director: Elissa Down
Duration: 97 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2008
IMDb: 7.3