The East

2021·Movie·2h 17m15

War, Drama, Thriller, History

6.0 / 10 (80 votes)

A war between duty and conscience.

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.

Directed by: Jim Taihuttu
Original language: Nederlands
Released: 13 August 2021

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Cast

Martijn Lakemeier
Johan de Vries
Marwan Kenzari
Raymond "De Turk" Westerling
Jonas Smulders
Mattias Cohen
Jim Deddes
Werner de Val
Abel van Gijlswijk
Sjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis
Coen Bril
Eddy Coolen
Reinout Scholten van Aschat
Tinus de Val
Joes Brauers
Herman Keizer
Peter Paul Muller
Major Penders
Mike Reus
Camp Commander Mulder
Huub Smit
Lieutenant Hartman
Jeroen Perceval
Chaplain Janssen