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
Balibo
$39.95$19.95 – Digital video disc / Madman
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 ... Buy or find out more →
Balibo
$29.95 – Trade paperback / Scribe Publications
'Jolliffe has a long association with East Timor and the independence movement. She was in East Timor when the Balibo incident occured, and met the Balibo Five. Their deaths deeply affected her. Over the years, she has m... Buy or find out more →
Balibo Soundtrack
$24.95 – Compact disc / Abc Music (Records)
East Timor, 1975: five journalists are missing. One man searches for truth. One man fights for justice. Balibo is a political thriller that tells the true story of crimes that have been covered up for over thirty years. Buy or find out more →