As one of the finest Australian films of a year to boast a particularly bumper crop, Robert Connolly’s exemplary Balibo will later this month make its auspicious debut as the opening night attraction of the 2009 Melbourne International Film Festival, and a worthier candidate you’d be hard-pressed to find. A punishing, incendiary hot-button thriller circling the murders of five Australian journalists during the 1975 invasion of East Timor, Balibo is provocative and politically-minded in a way few local productions ever even strive to achieve.
The film’s first trailer has gone live — visit Balibo.com to watch. And be sure to check back on Wednesday, July 8th for the launch of the full official site.
Balibo premieres at MIFF on July 24th before opening nationally on August 13th.
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