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Cast

Rhys Wakefield

Rhys Wakefield

Thomas Mollison

Luke Ford

Luke Ford

Charlie Mollison

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Maggie Mollison

Erik Thomson

Erik Thomson

Simon Mollison

Gemma Ward

Gemma Ward

Jackie Masters

Sarah Woods

Sarah Woods

Woman Next Door

Sam Fraser

Sam Fraser

Kid Next Door

Zelie Bullen

Zelie Bullen

Mother in Van

Anthony Phelan

Anthony Phelan

Mr. Masters

Deborah Piper

Deborah Piper

Janet-Social Worker

Henry Nixon

Henry Nixon

Trevor-Social Worker

Rebecca Massey

Rebecca Massey

Miss Babb

Ryan Clark

Ryan Clark

Dean

Aaron Glenane

Aaron Glenane

Bucko

Lisa Kowalski

Lisa Kowalski

Sally

Nathin Art Butler

Nathin Art Butler

Chris

Firass Dirani

Firass Dirani

Russell

Kate Box

Kate Box

Elizibeth

Crew

Tristram Miall

Tristram Miall

Producer

Denson Baker

Denson Baker

Director of Photography

Veronika Jenet

Veronika Jenet

Editor

Michael Yezerski

Michael Yezerski

Original Music Composer

Elissa Down

Elissa Down

Director

Benjamin Jasper

Benjamin Jasper

Clapper Loader

Mark Rogers

Mark Rogers

Still Photographer

Drew English

Drew English

Clapper Loader

Simon Chapman

Simon Chapman

"B" Camera Operator

Pim Kulk

Pim Kulk

Clapper Loader

Alby Orellana

Alby Orellana

Focus Puller

Gerard Maher

Gerard Maher

Clapper Loader

Morag Mirankar

Morag Mirankar

Clapper Loader

Denson Baker

Denson Baker

"A" Camera Operator

Simon Cardwell

Simon Cardwell

Additional Still Photographer

Kate Rose

Kate Rose

Focus Puller

Jay Torta

Jay Torta

Focus Puller

Kelly Lefever

Kelly Lefever

Script Editor

Robert Tench

Robert Tench

Clapper Loader

Melissa Hayward

Melissa Hayward

Continuity

Duncan Thompson

Duncan Thompson

Script Editor

Jimmy Jack

Jimmy Jack

Co-Producer

Nicholas McCallum

Nicholas McCallum

Production Design

Jimmy Jack

Jimmy Jack

Writer

Claire Granville

Claire Granville

Costume Design

Elissa Down

Elissa Down

Writer

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Executive Producer

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The Black Balloon

20086.5 / 1097 min
Drama

Overview

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?