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Balibo

Play trailer Poster for Balibo 2009,  1h 51m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Roger East and Jose Ramos-Horta travel to East Timor to investigate the Balibo Five murders.

Critics Reviews

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Evan Williams The Australian Aug 19, 2009
3/5
Robert Connolly has made a brave and deeply disturbing film. Go to Full Review
David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) Aug 12, 2009
3.5/5
Despite [the] drawbacks, Balibo still tells a very powerful story, one that needed to be told. Go to Full Review
Giles Hardie Sydney Morning Herald Aug 9, 2009
4/5
The worst cliche in Australian cinema is that we have so many Australian stories that need to be told. Normally it is tripe. In the case of Balibo, they actually found one. Go to Full Review
Rosa Parra Latinx Lens Nov 20, 2021
3.5/5
An impactful & unfortunate story about journalists who suffer consequences for reporting on dangerous political turmoil. Go to Full Review
Chris Barsanti PopMatters Jun 11, 2010
...intriguing but problematic melodrama Go to Full Review
Thomas Caldwell Cinema Autopsy Mar 25, 2010
5/5
This is as good as cinema gets - the story may be devastating but as a cinematic accomplishment, Balibo is something to be celebrated. Go to Full Review
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Ron L Mar 10, 2019 Excellent scripting, cinamatography, and editing. Director was spot on in pulling together 3 separate time frames in a seamless fashion. Acting was very good and believable. Music was haunting, powerful; yet beautiful. Audiences worldwide need to see this docu-drama telling a little known real life event. How a more powerful country conquered a peaceful one, while the rest of the world's nations stood by doing nothing. Some aiding, abetting and/or heads stuck in the sand. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Connolly

Director

Anthony LaPaglia

Roger East

Oscar Isaac

Jose Ramos-Horta

Nathan Phillips

Malcolm Rennie

Damon Gameau

Greg Shackleton

Gyton Grantley

Garry Cunningham

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Balibo

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Movie Info

Synopsis Roger East and Jose Ramos-Horta travel to East Timor to investigate the Balibo Five murders.
Director
Robert Connolly
Producer
Anthony LaPaglia, Dominic Purcell
Screenwriter
Robert Connolly, David Williamson
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 18, 2020
Runtime
1h 51m
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