The Black Balloon
Normal is relative.
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?
Cast
Rhys WakefieldThomas Mollison 
Luke FordCharlie Mollison 
Toni ColletteMaggie Mollison 
Erik ThomsonSimon Mollison 
Gemma WardJackie Masters - S
Sarah WoodsWoman Next Door 
Sam FraserKid Next Door - Z
Zelie BullenMother in Van 
Anthony PhelanMr. Masters - D
Deborah PiperJanet-Social Worker 
Henry NixonTrevor-Social Worker 
Rebecca MasseyMiss Babb - R
Ryan ClarkDean 
Aaron GlenaneBucko - L
Lisa KowalskiSally 
Nathin Art ButlerChris
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