

The East
2021-08-13 · 137 min · ★ 6.0
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jim Taihuttu
- Production companies
- New Amsterdam Film Company, Wrong Men, XYZ Films, Moonkey Animation, Kaninga Pictures, Ideosource Entertainment, France 2 Cinéma, BASE Entertainment, Salto Films
- Countries
- Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia, United States of America, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Martijn LakemeierJohan de Vries
Marwan KenzariRaymond "De Turk" Westerling
Jonas SmuldersMattias Cohen
Jim DeddesWerner de Val
Abel van GijlswijkSjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis
Coen BrilEddy Coolen
Reinout Scholten van AschatTinus de Val
Joes BrauersHerman Keizer
Peter Paul MullerMajor Penders
Mike ReusCamp Commander Mulder
Huub SmitLieutenant Hartman
Jeroen PercevalChaplain Janssen
Reinout BussemakerJohan de Vries Senior
Putri AyudyaMyra
Lukman SardiBakar
Denise AznamGita Tamim
Lucas HammingSinging Soldier
Robert de HoogGerard Nachtegaal
Géza WeiszSmetta PostbergTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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