Handicapped by cerebral palsy and overprotected by his parents, a twelve-year-old, left alone for the first time, in a desperate need to exert his independence, does precisely what he has been forbidden to do.
(Source: Trove)
Let the Balloon Go
( dir. Oliver Howes
)
Lindfield
:
Film Australia
,
1976
Z897451
1976
single work
film/TV
children's
historical fiction
adventure
Set in 1917, Let the Balloon Go tells the story of a crippled boy, Robert, and his attempts to overcome his physical disability. His overprotective mother is unwilling to leave him alone and unsupervised, until he convinces her one day that he'll be fine on his own. He promptly chucks his brace aside and scales the highest tree in town.
Writing Disability in Australia:
| Type of disability | Cerebral palsy. |
| Type of character | Primary. |
| Point of view | Third person. |
