The Black Balloon (2008)
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?
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Cast
- 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
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