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?
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
AU
Genres:
Drama
Release:
March 2008
Production:
Black Balloon Productions, Icon Productions
Cast:
Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward, Sarah Woods, Sam Fraser, Zelie Bullen, Anthony Phelan, Deborah Piper, Henry Nixon, Rebecca Massey, Ryan Clark, Aaron Glenane, Lisa Kowalski, Nathin Art Butler, Firass Dirani, Kate Box
Tags:
sydney, australia, birthday, autism, family dinner, swimming, first love, social services, woman director
