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?
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Rhys Wakefield
Thomas Mollison
Luke Ford
Charlie Mollison
Toni Collette
Maggie Mollison
Erik Thomson
Simon Mollison
Gemma Ward
Jackie Masters
Sarah Woods
Woman Next Door
Sam Fraser
Kid Next Door
Zelie Bullen
Mother in Van
Anthony Phelan
Mr. Masters
Deborah Piper
Janet-Social Worker
Henry Nixon
Trevor-Social Worker
Rebecca Massey
Miss Babb
Ryan Clark
Dean
Aaron Glenane
Bucko
Lisa Kowalski
Sally
