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The Black Balloon(Movie, 2008)

1h 37min | Genre: Drama
The Black BalloonRating: 3.4/5 (with 3333 votes)
The Black Balloon is a 2008 Australian comedy-drama film starring Toni Collette, Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward as well as a cast of newcomers. It is directed by first-time feature film director, Elissa Down. The film was released in Australian cinemas on 6 March 2008. The world premiere was at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany in February 2008, where the film received a Crystal Bear as the best feature-length film in the Generation 14plus category. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Black Balloon

AACTA Award for Best Film AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film AACTA Award for Best Direction AACTA Award for Best Editing AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay AACTA Award for Best Film AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role AACTA Award for Best Cinematography AACTA Award for Best Direction AACTA Award for Best Editing AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay AACTA Award for Best Sound

About 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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THE BLACK BALLOON - U.S. Trailer(Trailer, 2:12)

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Additional Information

Production country: Australia
Shot in: Australia, Sydney
Plays in: Australia
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 17 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/08/2008
Appearing Characters: Thomas Mollison, Charlie Mollison, Jackie Masters, Maggie Mollison, Simon Mollison
Director: Elissa Down
Producer: Toni Collette
Screenwriter: Elissa Down
Executive Producer: Toni Collette
Film Editor: Veronika Jenet
Director of Photography: Denson Baker
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The Black Balloon - OZ"
"검은 풍선"
Budget: 5,000,000 USD
Revenue: 5,000,000 USD (= 100%)

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