Watch The Black Balloon (2008) Free Online

Release Date: 2008

Cast: Erik Thomson, Toni Collette, Aaron Glennane, Luke Ford, Lisa Kowalski, Gemma Ward, Nathin Butler, Lloyd Allison-Young, Rhys Wakefield, Firass Dirani

Categories: Movies, Family Drama, Coming of age, Indie, World cinema

The Black Balloon is a 2008 Australian/British AFI award-winning dramedy feature film which stars 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. When Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) and his family move to a new home in the... MORE

The Black Balloon is a 2008 Australian/British AFI award-winning dramedy feature film which stars 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. When Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) and his family move to a new home in the early 1990s and he has to start at a new school, all he wants is to fit in. When his pregnant mother (Toni Collette) needs to rest, he is put in charge of his autistic older brother Charlie (Luke Ford). Thomas, with the help of his new girlfriend Jackie (Gemma Ward) faces his biggest challenge yet. Charlie’s unusual antics take Thomas on an emotional journey that cause his pent-up frustrations about his brother to pour out, which in turn allows him to reconnect with Charlie in ways he never thought possible. The Afloat! segment was cast from a group of teens and young adults whose lives are affected LESS