Uniform Title |
Balibo (Motion picture : 2009) |
Title |
Balibo. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2009. |
Description |
2 DVD-videos (111 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Madman Entertainment : MMA8000. |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. |
Loosely based on the book Cover-Up by Jill Jolliffe. |
"East Timor, 1975: five journalists are missing" --Cover. |
"One man searches for the truth One man fights for justice" --Cover. |
Special features: Audio commentary with director Robert Connolly ; Greg Shackleton's original reportage from Timor, October 1975 ; Six contextual documentaries: Creating the Balibo five -- Roger East & Jose Ramos-Horta -- Polyester, perms & short-shorts -- Death of the Balibo Five -- Doco vs. drama -- History of East Timor and Balibo ; Australian teachers of media study guide ; Theatrical trailer. |
Credits |
Directed by Robert Connolly. |
Performers |
Anthony Lapaglia, Oscar Isaac. |
Summary |
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... |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 16:9. |
Language note |
In English and Tetum. Subtitles in English and Bahasa Indonesia. |
Subjects |
Jolliffe, Jill, -- 1945-Film adaptations |
Ramos-Horta, José -- Drama |
East, Roger -- Drama |
Missing persons -- Indonesia -- Drama |
Journalists -- Indonesia -- Balibo -- Death -- Drama |
Journalists -- Australia -- Death -- Drama |
Conspiracies and cover-ups -- Drama |
Film adaptations |
Feature films -- Australia |
Motion pictures, Australian |
Timor-Leste -- History -- Drama |
Balibo (Timor-Leste) -- Drama |
Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
Detective and mystery films |
Political films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Connolly, Robert, 1967- director. |
Isaac, Oscar actor. |
LaPaglia, Anthony actor. |
Jolliffe, Jill, 1945-. Cover-up Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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