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| Directed by | Robert Connolly |
| Screenplay by | Robert Connolly David Williamson |
| Based on | Cover-Up by Jill Jolliffe |
| Produced by | Anthony LaPaglia Dominic Purcell |
| Starring | Anthony LaPaglia Oscar Isaac Damon Gameau Gyton Grantley Nathan Phillips Mark Winter Thomas Wright Bea Viegas |
| Cinematography | Tristan Milani |
| Edited by | Nick Meyers |
| Music by | Lisa Gerrard & Marcello De Francisci |
| Distributed by | Transmission Films |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Countries | Australia East Timor |
| Languages | English Tetum |
| Budget | AU$4,500,000 |
Balibo is a 2009 Australian war film that follows the story of the Balibo Five, a group of journalists who were captured and killed while reporting on activities just prior to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor of 1975. The film is loosely based on the 2001 book Cover-Up by Jill Jolliffe, an Australian journalist who met the men before they were killed.
The film follows dishevelled journalist Roger East, played by Anthony LaPaglia, who travels to East Timor in 1975 to investigate the deaths of the Balibo Five during the buildup to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.[1] Oscar Isaac plays the young José Ramos-Horta, who would later receive the Nobel Peace Prize and become the second President of East Timor,[2] who joins East in the movie.
Filming began on 30 June 2008, in Dili, East Timor,[3] and the film was released the following year. It was produced by Arenafilm in Australia with Robert Connolly as director, David Williamson as screenwriter, and Professor Clinton Fernandes as historical consultant.[4][5] LaPaglia, also an Executive Producer, named East as "probably the best role I've ever had".[6]
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- ^ "Timor – the Balibo Five | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | UNSW Canberra". Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Hatherley2009-07-24T12:00:00+01:00, Frank. "Balibo". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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