The Black Balloon (film) - Cast

Cast

  • Rhys Wakefield as Thomas Mollison
  • Luke Ford as Charlie Mollison
  • Toni Collette as Maggie Mollison
  • Erik Thomson as Simon Mollison
  • Gemma Ward as Jackie Masters
  • Lloyd Allison-Young as James
  • Nathin Butler as Chris
  • Lisa Kowalski as Sally
  • Firass Dirani as Russell
  • Sarah Woods as Janet
  • Kieran Smith as Elephant No. 2

The Afloat! segment was cast from a group of teens and young adults whose lives are affected by autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Some of the Afloat! cast have high-functioning autism themselves, others were their siblings. This reflected the "two by two" nature of the Noah's Ark theme as well as continued the theme of siblings working together and loving one another. As you watch, you cannot tell who has autism and who does not.

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