The Black Balloon Film

From:May 18, 2010 20:00 to: May 18, 2010 22:00

Location: Ballina Arts Centre

The Black Balloon

(Dir: Elissa Down, Australia, 2008)

Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) is about to turn sixteen and start yet another new school but his problems are a little more complex than just being the new boy. His older brother Charlie (Luke Ford) is autistic and suffers from ADHD, so Thomas is often forced to be more keeper than playmate to him.

And with their Mother under doctor’s orders to rest in her final months of pregnancy, Thomas’ responsibilities to look after his brother are only increasing.The Black Balloon handles Thomas’ resentment of his helpless elder brother, a selfish but very human reaction, with great skill and empathy, thanks to a sensitive script and a great performance by Rhys Wakefield.

Toni Collette, meanwhile, turns in a fine measured performance as the boy’s mother, Maggie, struggling to cope with the vicissitudes of life in suburbia as the conflict between the two sons threatens to tear her family apart.

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