The film tells the story of five Australian journalists who were shot during Indonesia's invasion of East Timor in 1975. The film is actually told from the perspective of the sixth Australian, Roger Esther, a survivor of the disaster. The behind-the-scenes production of the Balibu five is still a shadow between Australia and Indonesia. Thirty-four years ago, five Australian television journalists were killed when Indonesia invaded the then Portuguese colony of East Timor, but the matter was not properly resolved by the authorities. The film "Balibu", which was released in 2009, has aroused renewed concern in Australia. Five journalists died in the Indonesian border town of Balibu in October 1975 and their bodies were buried soon after. Indonesia has long said that the five people were killed in an exchange of fire between Indonesian soldiers and independent fighters. Although this explanation has been strongly dissatisfied with the families of the deceased, the Australian side has never questioned this statement for the sake of maintaining relations between the two countries. Australia's silence on the matter was broken only two years ago. A coroner in New South Wales found that five journalists were deliberately killed by Indonesian special forces fighters on the order of Captain Yunus Yosfiah to prevent them from disclosing Indonesia's actions against Pakistan.
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