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Bookmark this pageThe Black Balloon (2008)
Director: Elissa Down
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From Time Out New York
Presumably because there are too many actual black sheep in Australia for the term to mean anything, this movie focuses on an Aussie family that’s the black balloon of its neighborhood. Autistic Charlie (Ford) is no idiot savant; instead, he plays havocwith the social life of his brother (Wakefield), as their mother (Collette) prepares to drop yet another sprog. Elissa Down approaches autism without being maudlin, placing the messy action in a summery realm where bronzed kids learn to grow up, fast.
Author: Anna King
Time Out New York Issue 688: December 4 - 10, 2008
Cast & crew
Director: Elissa Down
Cast: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Gemma Ward, Erik Thomson full cast
Duration: 97 mins
US Release: Dec 5 2008
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