The East

The East

A war between duty and conscience.

2021•2h 17m•5.9/10

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5.9/10(67)

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

New Amsterdam Film Company, SALTO, Salto Film, Wrong Men, XYZ Films, Moonkey Animation, Kaninga Pictures, Ideosource Entertainment, France 2 Cinéma, Base Media Entertainment

Language

NL

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Martijn Lakemeier

Martijn Lakemeier

Johan de Vries

Marwan Kenzari

Marwan Kenzari

Raymond "De Turk" Westerling

Jonas Smulders

Jonas Smulders

Mattias Cohen

Jim Deddes

Jim Deddes

Werner de Val

Abel van Gijlswijk

Abel van Gijlswijk

Sjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis

Coen Bril

Coen Bril

Eddy Coolen

Reinout Scholten van Aschat

Reinout Scholten van Aschat

Tinus de Val

Joes Brauers

Joes Brauers

Herman Keizer

Peter Paul Muller

Peter Paul Muller

Major Penders

Mike Reus

Mike Reus

Camp Commander Mulder

Huub Smit

Huub Smit

Lieutenant Hartman

Jeroen Perceval

Jeroen Perceval

Chaplain Janssen

Reinout Bussemaker

Reinout Bussemaker

Johan de Vries Senior

David Wristers

Marcus Waterman

Putri Ayudya

Putri Ayudya

Myra

Lukman Sardi

Lukman Sardi

Bakar

Denise Aznam

Denise Aznam

Gita Tamim

Lucas Hamming

Lucas Hamming

Singing Soldier

Robert de Hoog

Robert de Hoog

Gerard Nachtegaal

Géza Weisz

Géza Weisz

Smetta Postberg

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