The picture was funded under the famed and notorious 10BA Australian film funding and financing scheme.
The picture's opening prologue states: ''While it is true five Australian newsmen were killed in Timor in 1975, this is not their story''.
The film's two opening title cards read: ''TIMOR - October 16, 1975'' and ''TAIHAPE, NEW ZEALAND - four years later''.
The movie was filmed across three countries: Australia, the Philippines and New Zealand.
Roger Ward: The film's screen writer and source novelist as Cameraman One of 'The Timor Five' who is seen during the opening sequence.