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Feature film — 2021

The East (2021)

6.02h 17mWar — Drama — Thriller — History

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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A high-signal pick with 80 votes.

New Amsterdam Film Company / Wrong Men / XYZ Films / Moonkey Animation / Kaninga Pictures / Ideosource Entertainment / France 2 Cinéma / BASE Entertainment / Salto Films

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Director: Jim Taihuttu

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Cast & crew

Martijn Lakemeier as Johan de Vries

Martijn Lakemeier

Johan de Vries

Marwan Kenzari as Raymond "De Turk" Westerling

Marwan Kenzari

Raymond "De Turk" Westerling

Jonas Smulders as Mattias Cohen

Jonas Smulders

Mattias Cohen

Jim Deddes as Werner de Val

Jim Deddes

Werner de Val

Abel van Gijlswijk as Sjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis

Abel van Gijlswijk

Sjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis

Coen Bril as Eddy Coolen

Coen Bril

Eddy Coolen

Reinout Scholten van Aschat as Tinus de Val

Reinout Scholten van Aschat

Tinus de Val

Joes Brauers as Herman Keizer

Joes Brauers

Herman Keizer

Peter Paul Muller as Major Penders

Peter Paul Muller

Major Penders

Mike Reus as Camp Commander Mulder

Mike Reus

Camp Commander Mulder

Huub Smit as Lieutenant Hartman

Huub Smit

Lieutenant Hartman

Jeroen Perceval as Chaplain Janssen

Jeroen Perceval

Chaplain Janssen

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