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The Black Balloon establishes this family with a delicate mixture of tenderness and pain. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 10, 2009. A film that mostly skirts artifice and sentimentality ...
Mar 23, 2010 · The Black Balloon, directed by Elissa Down, was inspired by her experiences growing up in a household with two autistic brothers, the younger of whom served as the model for Charlie (Luke Ford), a mute who communicates in sign language and heaving, wheezing grunts.
The Black Balloon. Details: 2008, Rest of the world, 100 mins. Direction: Elissa Down. With: Luke Ford, Rhys Wakefield and Toni Collette. User reviews Read user reviews. Today's best video
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 ...
The Black Balloon Synopsis. Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) is 15 and his life is in chaos. His autistic brother Charlie (Luke Ford) creates havoc wherever he goes; their mother Maggie (Toni Collette) is pregnant and has to stay in bed. Their father Simon (Erik Thomson) is a soldier trying to manage career, wife, autistic son and Thomas, in that order.
Simon the underwear goes on the inside. Simon Mollison: Maggie please you don't have to worry about it. Maggie Mollison: It's very embarrassing. Maggie Mollison: Cheeky Monkey. Maggie Mollison: Your brother will never be able to do the things you can Thomas, He will live with us for the rest of his life.
Simon the underwear goes on the inside. Simon Mollison: Maggie please you don't have to worry about it. Maggie Mollison: It's very embarrassing. Maggie Mollison: Cheeky Monkey. Maggie Mollison: Your brother will never be able to do the things you can Thomas, He will live with us for the rest of his life.
