Balibo
“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 intensifie
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Cast
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Anthony LaPaglia
Roger East
Known for
Annabelle: Creation
Happy Feet
Oscar Isaac
Jose Ramos-Horta
Known for
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Moon Knight
Nathan Phillips
Malcolm Rennie
Known for
Snakes on a Plane
These Final Hours
Damon Gameau
Greg Shackleton
Known for
The Kettering Incident
The Tracker
Nick Farnell
Ken White
Known for
I Know What You Did Last Summer
The Dry
Mark Leonard Winter
Tony Stewart
Known for
Escape from Pretoria
Pine Gap
Gyton Grantley
Gary Cunningham
Known for
The Reef
The Dressmaker
Katherine Slattery
Shirley Shackleton
Known for
Run Rabbit Run
Serge Balaam
Evan Shackleton
No other roles listed
Bea Viegas
Juliana
No other roles listed
Robert Connolly Director · David Williamson Writer Lisa Gerrard Composer
Budget $4.5M · United States release November 4, 2009 · Produced in Australia, Timor-Leste
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Production
Arenafilm
Production
Cinimod Film
Production
Content International
Production
Showtime Australia
Production
Screen Australia
Production
Film Victoria
Production
Australian Film Commission
Production
Australia · Timor-Leste
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · July 21, 2009
Theatrical
United States · November 4, 2009
Theatrical
France
January 2, 2014 · Physical
United Kingdom
October 19, 2009 · Theatrical
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