Balibo

2009

Action / Biography / Drama / History / Mystery / Thriller

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 3074 3.1K

war correspondent mass murder investigation east timor

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Plot 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 intensifie

Director

Robert Connolly Photo
Robert Connolly

Top cast

Oscar Isaac Photo
Oscar Isaac as José Ramos-Horta
Anthony LaPaglia Photo
Anthony LaPaglia as Roger East
Mark Leonard Winter Photo
Mark Leonard Winter as Tony Stewart
Damon Gameau Photo
Damon Gameau as Greg Shackleton
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1021.74 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 2
1.97 GB
1920*1024
English 5.1
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ronald h 10 / 10

This is a stunning film which didn't get

This is a stunning film which didn't get much publicity in the U.S. I don't know if it's due to politics. Or maybe we're all so busy dealing with current day atrocities that we've all forgotten about the ones that took place in East Timor in the 1970's. Anthony LaPaglia is perfect in the role of Roger East, an aging, burned out Australian journalist who is invited by East Timor official Jose Ramos-Horta (Oscar Isaac) to come to his country and cover the Indonesian invasion of that small country. Ramos-Horta wants the world to know about the mass killing of his people. East is especially interested in the deaths of five young Australian TV journalists who were covering the invasion. Are five dead white people more newsworthy than thousands of poor indigenous dead people? Good question. Bottom line is, for political reasons, the Australian government didn't want anybody making a fuss about it. Both actors give heartfelt performances. The scenes of carnage are horrifying. The cinematography is glorious and painstakingly real. You feel like you are there. Filmmaker Robert Connolly has done something vastly important here. It shakes us out of our comfortable complacency. Unpleasant as the subject matter may be, it can't be dismissed. It made me think of the quote from Spanish philosopher George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Reviewed by R T 10 / 10

Powerful. thought provoking. intense through and through. the

powerful. thought provoking. intense through and through. the story is a snapshot of a moment in time and world history told through the lens of these australian journalists and the timorese people that were living through this horrific era in their country's history. so moving to see the human scale impact of war and invasion and foreign policy.
Reviewed by R T 10 / 10

Watching Balibo was a pleasant surprise, I wasn't

Watching Balibo was a pleasant surprise, I wasn't expecting much from this film. However, when the credits rolled I couldn't stop thinking about it for some time. Very strong performances from the main cast and my favourite role from Lapaglia.
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