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Balibo - Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac, Damon Gameau, Robert Connolly

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Movie propaganda

East Timor, 1975. 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 (Anthony LaPaglia) is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic José Ramos-Horta (Oscar Isaac) 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.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film Australia thriller true Indonesia murder journalist East Timor invasion Roger east politics

Persons of interest

Anthony LaPaglia .... Roger East
Nathan Phillips
Oscar Isaac .... Jose Ramos-Horta
Gyton Grantley .... Garry Cunningham
Damon Gameau .... Greg Shackleton
Tom Wright
Paul Sonkkila .... McGuire
Mark Leonard Winter
Robert Connolly .... Screenwriter
David Williamson .... Screenwriter
Robert Connolly .... Director

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Balibo official movie sites:

Australia
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Awards and film festivals:

Australian Film Critics Association Awards 2009: Won: Best Australian Film
Australian Film Institute (AFI) 2009: Won: Best Lead Actor (Anthony LaPaglia), Best Adapted Screenplay (David Williamson, Robert Connolly), Best Supporting Actor (Oscar Isaac), AFI Industry Award for Best Editing (Nick Meyers ASE)
Film Critics Circle of Australia 2009: Won: Best Actor (Anthony LaPaglia), Best Editing (Nick Meyers), Best Music Score (Best Music Score Marcello De Francisci); Nominated: Best Film, Best Director (Robert Connolly), Best Actor - Supporting Role (Damon Gameau, Oscar Isaac), Best Screenplay: (David Williamson, Robert Connolly), Best Cinematography (Tristan Milani)

Studios and distributors:

Footprint Films * Madman Entertainment

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

The Australia, thriller, true movie Balibo is directed by Robert Connolly and stars Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac, Damon Gameau.

Media intelligence (Blu-ray)

Languages: English, Portuguese, Tetun
Special features:

Featurettes: Greg Shakleton's original reportage from Timor

Subtitles: English

Media intelligence (DVD)

Languages: English, Portuguese, Tetun
Special features:

Featurettes: Greg Shakleton's original reportage from Timor

Subtitles: English

Government security censorship classification

M (Violence and coarse language)

Surveillance time

111 minutes (1:51 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

Film: 13 August 2009
Disc: 11 December 2009