The Black Balloon [8747] Released: 2008-03-08 Revenue: $5,000,000 Budget: $5,000,000 Profit: $0 Runtime: 97 mins Popularity: 0.6959 Vote Average: 6.5 Vote Count: 88 Overview: 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? Cast [18] Rhys WakefieldThomas Mollison Luke FordCharlie Mollison Toni ColletteMaggie Mollison Erik ThomsonSimon Mollison Gemma WardJackie Masters Sarah WoodsWoman Next Door Sam FraserKid Next Door Zelie BullenMother in Van Anthony PhelanMr. Masters Deborah PiperJanet-Social Wor Henry NixonTrevor-Social Wo Rebecca MasseyMiss Babb Ryan ClarkDean Aaron GlenaneBucko Lisa KowalskiSally Nathin Art ButlerChris Firass DiraniRussell Kate BoxElizibeth Hompage: http://www.theblackballoonmovie.com/ Trailers THE BLACK BALLOON - U.S. TRAILER