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Thomas struggles with having an autistic brother.
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Movie Details
Running Time:
97 min
Release Date:
Mar 6, 2008
Director:
Elissa Down
Starring:
| Rhys Wakefield | Thomas Mollison |
| Luke Ford | Charlie Mollison |
| Toni Collette | Maggie Mollison |
| Erik Thomson | Simon Mollison |
| Gemma Ward | Jackie Masters |
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The co-writer and director of the Australian export "The Black Balloon" grew up with two autistic siblings. While this hardly ensures a compelling or honest film about a similar family dynamic, at its sharpest Elissa Down's feature directorial debut is guided by intense, rough-edged emotional swings that feel authentically alive, even when the script settles for tidiness. (Full review)