The Black Balloon(2008)- Production Details

Poster of The Black Balloon

Synopsis

Thomas and his family who move to a new home where he starts at a new school. All he wants to do is to fit in, but when his pregnant mother has to take things easy, he is put in charge of his autistic older brother, Charlie. Thomas, with the help of his new girlfriend, Jackie, then faces his biggest challenge yet. Charlie's unusual antics take Thomas on an emotional journey that causes pent-up frustrations towards his brother to pour out.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • December 5, 2008

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for some sexual content, a scene of violence, and brief strong language)

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Foreign

Run Time

1 hour 37 minutes

Distributors

NeoClassics Films

Box Office

$10,342

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Sydney, Australia

Produced In

Australia

CAST

Toni Collette

Maggie

Gemma Ward

Jackie

Luke Ford

Charlie Mollison

Firass Dirani

Russell

Ngoc Phan

Teacher's Aide

Nathin Butler

Chris