The Black Balloon
"Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in."
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 | March 8, 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | The Black Balloon | |
| Runtime | 1h 37min | |
| Budget | $5,000,000 | |
| Revenue | $5,000,000 | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | Australia | |
| Production Companies | Black Balloon ProductionsIcon Entertainment InternationalIcon Productions | |