The Balibo Conspiracy ( Balibo )

The Balibo Conspiracy (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Balibo
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Robert Connolly

Written By:
Robert Connolly
Jill Jolliffe

Actors:
Bea Viegas ..... Juliana
Christine Martins ..... Juliana's Child
Ana Rosa Mendoça ..... Juliana's Child
Mazarela Martins ..... Juliana's Child
Nazário Baptista ..... Juliana's Child
Michael Stone ..... Interviewer
Jose Belo ..... Interviewer's Assistant
Anamaria Barreto ..... Young Juliana
Nick Farnell ..... Ken White
Anthony LaPaglia ..... Roger East
Ella Watson-Russell ..... Secretary
Oscar Isaac ..... José Ramos-Horta
Simon Stone ..... Tony Maniaty
Tom Wright ..... Brian Peters
Julia Pratt ..... Brian Peter's Girlfriend

Synopsis:

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.

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.

A recreation of the events surrounding the shooting of five Australian journalists during Indonesia's invasion of East Timor in 1975. It is told through the eyes of a sixth Australian, Roger East, who is lured to East Timor to investigate the truth behind the death of the five men, who were supposedly 'caught in cross-fire' during the invasion. East discovers to his own detriment that the quest to uncover the truth is highly dangerous.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 24 December, 2010.