Balibo

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East Timor, 1975: Five Journalists Are Missing. One Man Searches For The Truth. One Man Fights For Justice As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian-based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger East is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic José Ramos-Horta to tell the story of his country and investigate the fate of the missing men. As East's determination to uncover the truth grows, the threat of invasion intensifies and an unlikely friendship develops between the last foreign correspondent in East Timor and the man who will become President. BALIBO is a political thriller that tells the true story of crimes that have been covered up for over thirty years. DVD Special Features Audio commentary with director Robert Connolly Deleted scenes Behind-the-scenes Greg Shackleton's original reportage from East Timor, October 1975 Six contextual documentaries: CREATING THE BALIBO FIVE; ROGER EAST & JOSÉ RAMOS-HORTA; POLYESTER PERMS AND SHORT-SHORTS; DEATH OF THE BALIBO FIVE; DOCO VS DRAMA; HISTORY OF EAST TIMOR & BALIBO Theatrical trailer Tetun language dub Bahasa Indonesia subtitles Australian Teachers of Media study guide

Balibo

1 minute 37 seconds

Madman Films

Release Date: 11/12/2009
Languages: English, Portuguese, Tetun
Genre: Drama, Mystery/Thriller
Director: Robert Connolly
Subtitles: Closed caption subtitles
Number of Discs: 2
Runtime: 111.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL)
Catalogue: MMA8000

"Compelling, provocative and political... Without any pretence at objectivity, this part-thriller, part action-adventure and part history lesson is a film whose time has finally arrived... simmering intensity... immediately compelling are the performances... explosively lowers the veil on the type of Australian story missing from Australian screens in recent years... an emotional and powerful story." Peter Crayford, THE WEEKEND AFR

“A riveting political thriller, BALIBO is far from the niche documentary-style feature it might sound like on paper...” Sarah Reid, GRAZIA

"Bold new Australian drama BALIBO... Directed with graceful, full bodied vigour by Robert Connolly... BALIBO positively seethes and pulses with a rich vein of anger... deeply moving, utterly compelling and finely crafted... admirable for both its political kick and film making finesse." Erin Free, FILMINK