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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.
Balibo is a town in East Timor situated approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the Indonesian border. It is located in the sub-district of Balibo, Bobonaro District .
The Balibo Five was a group of journalists for Australian commercial television networks who were murdered in the period leading up to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.
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Aug 13, 2009 · Balibo is a 2009 biographical drama that tells the true story of Roger East, a war correspondent who investigated the murders of five Australian-based journalists in East Timor in 1975. The film also features the young Jose Ramos-Horta, who became the president of East Timor after its independence from Indonesia.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Robert Connolly
- 2009-08-13
A 2007 NSW coronial inquest ruled that the Channel 9 and Channel 7 crews were executed on October 16, 1975, by the Indonesian military after they had seized the town of Balibo. The Balibo Five: Malcolm Rennie, Brian Peters, Greg Shackleton, Gary Cunningham, Tony Stewart.
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Jul 5, 2009 · BALIBO is a political thriller... East Timor, 1975. As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian based journalists go missing.
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