Directed by:
Robert ConnollyCast:
Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac, Nathan Phillips, Mark Leonard Winter, Gyton Grantley, Thomas M. Wright, Damon Gameau, José da Costa, Felino Dolloso (more)Plots(1)
In the aftermath of the shooting of five Australian journalists in East Timor, a curious sixth named Roger East (Anthony LaPaglia) is convinced by charismatic acquaintance Jose Romas-Horta, a man who would prove to have a bright and influential future, to investigate the incident. BALIBO is a political thriller and true-crime story based on 1975's Balibo Five executions and an ensuing 30-year cover-up. (official distributor synopsis)
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I have never heard of this problem in East Timor, which made the movie all the more interesting for me. I’m basically glad that Balibo was made, because no one else would be able to tell it in exactly this way. It’s incredibly accurate, sometimes overly documentary. Which, on the other hand, is a bit detrimental. Anyway, that’s why the film shows everything that these people had to go through at the time. And it was definitely not pleasant.
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