The East (2021)

  • NR
  • 08/13/2021 (US)
  • War, Drama, Thriller, History
  • 2h 17m

A war between duty and conscience.

Overview

A young Dutch soldier deployed to suppress post-WWII independence efforts in the Netherlands’ colony of Indonesia finds himself torn between duty and conscience when he joins an increasingly ruthless commander’s elite squad.

Jim Taihuttu

Screenplay, Director

Mustafa Duygulu

Screenplay

Cast

Martijn Lakemeier's headshot

Martijn Lakemeier

Johan de Vries
Marwan Kenzari's headshot

Marwan Kenzari

Raymond "De Turk" Westerling
Jonas Smulders's headshot

Jonas Smulders

Mattias Cohen
Jim Deddes's headshot

Jim Deddes

Werner de Val
Abel van Gijlswijk's headshot

Abel van Gijlswijk

Sjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis
Coen Bril's headshot

Coen Bril

Eddy Coolen
Reinout Scholten van Aschat's headshot

Reinout Scholten van Aschat

Tinus de Val
Joes Brauers's headshot

Joes Brauers

Herman Keizer

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