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?
The Black Balloon explores themes of sydney, australia, birthday, autism. It is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 97 min
Director: Elissa Down
Writers: Jimmy Jack, Elissa Down
Cast: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward, Sarah Woods, Sam Fraser, Zelie Bullen, Anthony Phelan, Deborah Piper, Henry Nixon, Rebecca Massey
Rating: 6.3/10 (97 votes)
Budget: $5M
Country: Australia, United States of America
Language: English
Themes: sydney, australia, birthday, autism, family dinner, swimming, first love, social services, woman director
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