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Release date NZ
June 10th, 2010
DVD Region
Region 4
Length (Minutes)
111
Aspect Ratio
- 1.78 : 1
Languages
English, Portugese, Tetun
Subtitles
English
Supported Audio
- Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Director
Studio
Country of Production
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Product ID
6288242
Description
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.
Special Features:
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.
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
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You need not be a war correspondent to enjoy this true story. A great insight in to how and what makes journalist's tick.