The Black Balloon
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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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18 wins & 24 nominations total
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"Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in."
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Released
Original Language
en
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$5,000,000
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$5,000,000
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Rhys Wakefield
Thomas Mollison
Luke Ford
Charlie Mollison
Toni Collette
Maggie Mollison
Erik Thomson
Simon Mollison
Gemma Ward
Jackie Masters
Sarah Woods
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Zelie Bullen
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Anthony Phelan
Mr. Masters
Deborah Piper
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Henry Nixon
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Rebecca Massey
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