The Black Balloon
Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.
2008 | 97m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Elissa Down |
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| Writer: | Elissa Down, Jimmy Jack |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Mar 08, 2008 |
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| Director: | Elissa Down |
| Writer: | Elissa Down, Jimmy Jack |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | birthday, autism, sydney, australia, family dinner, swimming, first love, social services, woman director |
| Production Companies | Black Balloon Productions, Icon Entertainment International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,000,000
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rebecca Massey | Miss Babb |
| Ryan Clark | Dean |
| Aaron Glenane | Bucko |
| Lisa Kowalski | Sally |
| Nathin Art Butler | Chris |
| Firass Dirani | Russell |
| Kate Box | Elizibeth |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Elissa Down | Writer, Director |
| Denson Baker | "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography |
| Veronika Jenet | Editor |
| Michael Yezerski | Original Music Composer |
| Jimmy Jack | Writer |
| Claire Granville | Costume Design |
| Simon Cardwell | Additional Still Photographer |
| Simon Chapman | "B" Camera Operator |
| Drew English | Clapper Loader |
| Benjamin Jasper | Clapper Loader |
| Pim Kulk | Clapper Loader |
| Gerard Maher | Clapper Loader |
| Morag Mirankar | Clapper Loader |
| Alby Orellana | Focus Puller |
| Mark Rogers | Still Photographer |
| Kate Rose | Focus Puller |
| Robert Tench | Clapper Loader |
| Jay Torta | Focus Puller |
| Melissa Hayward | Continuity |
| Kelly Lefever | Script Editor |
| Duncan Thompson | Script Editor |
| Nicholas McCallum | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tristram Miall | Producer |
| Jimmy Jack | Co-Producer |
| Toni Collette | Executive Producer |
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