The Black Balloon 2008

Name: The Black Balloon
Released: 2008-03-08
Cast: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward

Synopsis:

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?

Directed by:	Elissa Down
Written by:	Elissa Down & Jimmy Jack
Release date:	2008-03-08
Runtime:	97 minutes
Critics score:	88 / 100
Tagline:	Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.