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.
Balibo has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Balibo (2009)
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By Julie Rigg (120) for MovieTime, ABC Radio National (314) on 13 Aug 2009
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Balibo was released in 2009 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 79 reviews, giving Balibo (2009) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 73%.
With a score of 71%, Balibo is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like Sherlock Holmes, Watchmen and Drag Me to Hell.
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