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The Black Balloon (2008) [PG-13]

Release Date:
March 8, 2008

Original Title:
The Black Balloon

Alternate Titles:
The Black Balloon - OZ
검은 풍선

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Black Balloon Productions
Icon Entertainment International
Icon Productions

Production Countries:
Australia

Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 15  IE: 15  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 97

Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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"A" Camera Operator:
Denson Baker

"B" Camera Operator:
Simon Chapman

Additional Still Photographer:
Simon Cardwell

Clapper Loader:
Morag Mirankar
Drew English
Gerard Maher
Benjamin Jasper
Pim Kulk
Robert Tench

Co-Producer:
Jimmy Jack

Continuity:
Melissa Hayward

Costume Design:
Claire Granville

Director:
Elissa Down

Director of Photography:
Denson Baker

Editor:
Veronika Jenet

Executive Producer:
Toni Collette

Focus Puller:
Alby Orellana
Jay Torta
Kate Rose

Original Music Composer:
Michael Yezerski

Producer:
Tristram Miall

Production Design:
Nicholas McCallum

Script Editor:
Duncan Thompson
Kelly Lefever

Still Photographer:
Mark Rogers

Writer:
Elissa Down
Jimmy Jack

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