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JAKARTA - A NEW Australian film on the alleged killing of five foreign journalists by Indonesian troops in East Timor should include Indonesia's point of view, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday.
The film Balibo, which is being shot in the Australian city of Darwin, tells the story of five Australia-based journalists allegedly executed by Indonesian troops during their 1975 invasion of the former Portuguese colony.
'We can't interfere, this is a film-making process. We hope this film can be done in a balanced way and doesn't just refer to one source,' spokesman Teuku Faizasyah told reporters.
'We hope this production includes substance from Indonesia's point of view,' he said.
An inquest in Australia last year found Indonesian soldiers had murdered the five British, Australian and New Zealand nationals in the East Timorese town of Balibo to prevent them exposing the invasion.
The inquest recommended to the attorney general's office that war crimes charges be pursued against former Indonesian officers, including an ex-minister, over the killings.
Indonesia has brushed off the results of the inquest, sticking to its original story that the five were accidentally killed in crossfire.
Balibo is directed by Robert Connolly and stars Australian-born Hollywood actor Anthony La Paglia. -- AFP
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