The Black Balloon (2008)

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

Run Time: 1h37m | Release: 08 Mar 2008

Genres: Drama |

Budget: $5,000,000.00

Revenue: $5,000,000.00

Production Countries: Australia

6.488 / 1086 Vote Count

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?