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The Black Balloon

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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Box Office

Budget: $5,000,000
Revenue: $5,000,000
ROI: 0.0%

Verdict: Break Even

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Crew

Directors

> Elissa Down (Director)
> Denson Baker (Director of Photography)

Writers

> Duncan Thompson (Script Editor)
> Kelly Lefever (Script Editor)
> Elissa Down (Writer)
> Jimmy Jack (Writer)