The Black Balloon

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?

Rhys Wakefield

Thomas Mollison

Toni Collette

Maggie Mollison

Luke Ford

Charlie Mollison

Gemma Ward

Jackie Masters

Rebecca Massey

Miss Babb

Sarah Woods

Woman Next Door

Anthony Phelan

Mr. Masters

Sam Fraser

Kid Next Door

Lisa Kowalski

Sally

Zelie Bullen

Mother in Van

Nathin Butler

Chris

Deborah Piper

Janet-Social Worker

Henry Nixon

Trevor-Social Worker

Ryan Clark

Dean

Aaron Glenane

Bucko

Firass Dirani

Russell

Kate Box

Elizibeth