The Black Balloon | |
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Directed by | Elissa Down |
Written by | Elissa Down Jimmy Jack |
Produced by | Tristram Miall |
Starring | Rhys Wakefield Luke Ford Toni Collette Erik Thomson Gemma Ward |
Cinematography | Denson Baker |
Edited by | Veronika Jenet |
Music by | Michael Yezerski |
Production company | |
Distributed by | NeoClassics Films |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$5 million |
Box office | $2,136,663[specify] |
The Black Balloon is a 2008 Australian comedy-drama film starring 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.[1]
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.[2]