Explosive political thriller telling the true story of crimes which have been kept hidden for over 30 years. 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 Jos 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 intensifies and an unlikely friendship develops between the last foreign correspondent... in East Timor and the man who will become President. Starring Golden Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace Summer of Sam The House of Mirth) and Oscar Issac (Che Body of Lies Robin Hood) [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Explosive political thriller telling the true story of crimes which have been kept hidden for over 30 years 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&39;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 Starring Golden Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace Summer of Sam The House of Mirth) and Oscar Issac (Che Body of Lies Robin Hood) Actors Anthony Lapaglia Oscar Isaac Bea Viegas Christine Martins Ana Rosa Mendoça Mazarela Martins Nazário Baptista Michael Stone Jose Belo Anamaria Barreto Nick Farnell Ella Watson-Russell Simon Stone Tom Wright & Julia Pratt Director Robert Connolly Certificate 15 years and over Year 2009 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 47 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
Political thriller based on the true story of five Australian journalists who were murdered at Balibo in East Timor in 1975 while reporting on the impending Indonesian invasion. Anthony LaPaglia stars as veteran war correspondent Roger East, who travels to East Timor with the country's future president Jose Ramos-Horta (Oscar Isaac) to investigate the disappearance of the five journalists.
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