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The Black Balloon
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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
![Rhys Wakefield](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wqg6qaNkYUMviXz7irNWJGDdeZB.jpg)
Rhys Wakefield
Thomas Mollison
![Luke Ford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//u40f3Q26n44yUrfxN4ZKjm9WGUn.jpg)
Luke Ford
Charlie Mollison
![Toni Collette](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//JUvXYgduDNGM2lHEjMWvxXEpGF.jpg)
Toni Collette
Maggie Mollison
![Erik Thomson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tzt0gdYDxMPgTi12p0PMQke0Crh.jpg)
Erik Thomson
Simon Mollison
![Gemma Ward](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//taQ5HiDEqzXaKTJcUYemTD4i2jr.jpg)
Gemma Ward
Jackie Masters
![Sarah Woods](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sarah Woods
Woman Next Door
![Sam Fraser](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//27qB7pQn8fuIMYORnkgyrFWJLau.jpg)
Sam Fraser
Kid Next Door
![Zelie Bullen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Zelie Bullen
Mother in Van
![Anthony Phelan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fsI4aYSSmvhHpR3PXZ28qtrUs9L.jpg)
Anthony Phelan
Mr. Masters
![Deborah Piper](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Deborah Piper
Janet-Social Worker
![Henry Nixon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fQL3rtJbKL3ZTOEcoFK8Z6qYpHV.jpg)
Henry Nixon
Trevor-Social Worker
![Rebecca Massey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wMxze5BsO4TFT2eOzeoXbWTPik5.jpg)
Rebecca Massey
Miss Babb
![Ryan Clark](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ryan Clark
Dean
![Aaron Glenane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8k3Y6fG2woivGN4rniNI6vXUZbR.jpg)
Aaron Glenane
Bucko
![Lisa Kowalski](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lisa Kowalski
Sally
![Nathin Art Butler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zTFig4YWyuuvhsqtjlez6MClvhm.jpg)
Nathin Art Butler
Chris
![Firass Dirani](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cFAw9jjDTruGtGT7HiSFnaJRZFx.jpg)
Firass Dirani
Russell
![Kate Box](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zv4NckgNBn6Tc2xhCdNFFx9o9EZ.jpg)