The Black Balloon

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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  Rhys Wakefield

  Thomas Mollison
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  Luke Ford

  Charlie Mollison
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  Toni Collette

  Maggie Mollison
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  Erik Thomson

  Simon Mollison
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  Gemma Ward

  Jackie Masters
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  Sam Fraser

  Kid Next Door
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  Anthony Phelan

  Mr. Masters
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  Henry Nixon

  Trevor-Social Worker
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  Rebecca Massey

  Miss Babb
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  Aaron Glenane

  Bucko