SYNOPSIS

Balibo. 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.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

March 17, 2010

DIRECTOR

Robert Connolly

WRITER

Robert Connolly, David Williamson (written by) & Jill Jolliffe (book "Cover-Up")

COMPANY

Footprint Films

GENRE

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

CERT

12A

RUNTIME

111 minutes

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