The Black Balloon

The Black Balloon (2008)

Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2008-03-08
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 80 ratings
  • Parental Guidance: PG-13
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Black Balloon Productions
  • Production Country: Australia
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Summary

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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Production Toni Collette Executive Producer
Editing Veronika Jenet Editor
Directing Elissa Down Director
Writing Elissa Down Writer
Production Tristram Miall Producer
Camera Denson Baker Director of Photography
Camera Denson Baker "A" Camera Operator
Sound Michael Yezerski Original Music Composer
Art Nicholas McCallum Production Design
Writing Jimmy Jack Writer
Production Jimmy Jack Co-Producer
Camera Simon Chapman "B" Camera Operator
Camera Mark Rogers Still Photographer
Camera Simon Cardwell Additional Still Photographer
Camera Gerard Maher Clapper Loader
Costume & Make-Up Claire Granville Costume Design
Directing Melissa Hayward Continuity
Camera Jay Torta Focus Puller
Camera Drew English Clapper Loader
Writing Duncan Thompson Script Editor
Camera Benjamin Jasper Clapper Loader
Camera Pim Kulk Clapper Loader
Writing Kelly Lefever Script Editor
Camera Kate Rose Focus Puller
Camera Morag Mirankar Clapper Loader
Camera Alby Orellana Focus Puller
Camera Robert Tench Clapper Loader