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The Black Balloon

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All fifteen-year-old Thomas Mollison wants is a normal adolescence. And when his pregnant mother has to put in him in charge of his autistic older brother Charlie, Thomas faces his biggest challenge yet.

Genre:

Romance, Drama

Actors:

Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward, Sarah Woods, Sam Fraser, Makirum Fahey-Leigh, Oliver Brookes, Jan Ringrose, Bradley Orford, ...»

Director:

Elissa Down

Country:

United Kingdom

Release:

2008

IMDb:

7.2

Quality:

Duration:

97 min

KEYWORDS:

#Elissa Down #Luke Ford #Rhys Wakefield #The Black Balloon #Toni Collette

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ACTORS OF "The Black Balloon"

Rhys Wakefield

20 November 1988, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Luke Ford

26 March 1981, Canada

Toni Collette

1 November 1972, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Erik Thomson

27 April 1967, Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK

Gemma Ward

3 November 1987, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Sarah Woods

24 August 1961, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

19 June 1954, Australia

9 April 1983, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Aaron Glenane

Lisa Kowalski

2 March 1988, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

13 December 1984, Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

Kate Box

Zoe Carides

19 February 1962, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

14 September 1992, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

21 July 1989, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

21 January 1968, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

DIRECTORS OF "The Black Balloon"

Elissa Down

CREATORS OF "The Black Balloon"

Jimmy Jack

Elissa Down

HEROES OF "The Black Balloon"

Thomas Mollison

Played by: Rhys Wakefield

Charlie Mollison

Played by: Luke Ford

Maggie Mollison

Played by: Toni Collette

Simon Mollison

Played by: Erik Thomson

Jackie Masters

Played by: Gemma Ward

Trevor

Played by: Henry Nixon

Dean

Played by: Ryan Clark

Bucko

Played by: Aaron Glenane

Sally

Played by: Lisa Kowalski

James

Played by: Lloyd Allison-Young

Chris

Played by: Nathin Butler

Kylie

Played by: Elle-May Patterson

Russell

Played by: Firass Dirani

Elizabeth

Played by: Kate Box

Checkout Girl

Played by: Millie Spencer-Brown

Baby Sophie

Played by: Sofia Fedirchuk

CRITICS OF "The Black Balloon"

Boston Phoenix

Wakefield anchors the well-paced quieter moments.

April 23, 2009

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San Francisco Chronicle

The film's vision is neither a grim wallow nor falsely cheerful. It's compassionate but unblinking, and in the end we can't help but admire the genuine strength of how its characters accept their special challenge.

April 17, 2009

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The Patriot Ledger

Autism is a subject most filmmakers fear to broach, but not Aussie newcomer Elissa Down, she attacks the issue with honesty and passion.

May 25, 2013

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Boston Globe

Structurally and cinematically, The Black Balloon sticks to the coming-of-age basics, but [director] Down has a gift for conveying time and place.

April 02, 2009

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What Would Toto Watch?

The Black Balloon is neither 'Rain Man' nor 'The Other Sister. This Aussie charmer charts its own course.

May 03, 2009

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Times-Picayune

It's a well-meaning film, marked by Luke Ford's sensitive portrayal of a disabled character. But the main character is bland, imparting the same vibe on the rest of the film.

August 14, 2009

Austin Chronicle

A film that mostly skirts artifice and sentimentality for a truer portrait of a family battered and bruised but nowhere near broken.

April 09, 2009

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Black Balloon is marked by the fiercest bravery you're likely to encounter on screen this year.

April 16, 2009

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Seattle Times

There are wrenching scenes that are brutally stark, yet there remains a steady sense of calm that is touching and sensitive without ever turning sentimental.

April 02, 2009

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Washington Post

Thomas and Jackie's friendship, blossoming into a chaste romance, is the dramatic engine that powers The Black Balloon, but it's far from the most important relationship in the film.

May 01, 2009

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Chicago Tribune

At its sharpest Elissa Down's feature directorial debut is guided by intense, rough-edged emotional swings that feel authentically alive, even when the script settles for tidiness.

April 10, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

The Black Balloon establishes this family with a delicate mixture of tenderness and pain.

April 10, 2009

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GALLERY OF "The Black Balloon"