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The East

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.

2h 17m2021TMDb 6.0

WarDramaThrillerHistory

Dutch

Crew and Cast

Jim TaihuttuJim TaihuttuDirectorMartijn LakemeierMartijn LakemeierJohan de VriesMarwan KenzariMarwan KenzariRaymond "De Turk" WesterlingJonas SmuldersJonas SmuldersMattias CohenJim DeddesJim DeddesWerner de ValAbel van GijlswijkAbel van GijlswijkSjaak "Charlie" RondhuisCoen BrilCoen BrilEddy CoolenReinout Scholten van AschatReinout Scholten van AschatTinus de ValJoes BrauersJoes BrauersHerman KeizerPeter Paul MullerPeter Paul MullerMajor PendersMike ReusMike ReusCamp Commander MulderHuub SmitHuub SmitLieutenant HartmanJeroen PercevalJeroen PercevalChaplain JanssenReinout BussemakerReinout BussemakerJohan de Vries Senior
David WristersMarcus WatermanPutri AyudyaPutri AyudyaMyraLukman SardiLukman SardiBakarDenise AznamDenise AznamGita TamimLucas HammingLucas HammingSinging SoldierRobert de HoogRobert de HoogGerard NachtegaalGéza WeiszGéza WeiszSmetta PostbergJoenoes PolnaijaJoenoes PolnaijaSamuel ManuhioMicha HulshofMicha HulshofLieutenant Smit
Tycho PosthumusFriend of EddyAnniek PheiferAnniek PheiferElegant WomanKay GreidanusKay GreidanusDesk Officer
Martin TrouborstMajor Racker
Wouter van CouwelaarWeapon Depot Soldier
Tim Olivier SomerMarket SoldierJaap SpijkersJaap SpijkersCompany Director SneijdersNanette EdensNanette EdensElizabeth Catherina de Vries

Storyline

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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Info

Original title
De Oost
Status
Released
Released
13 August 2021
Runtime
2h 17m
TMDB score
6.0 / 10 (80 votes)

Production

Director
Jim Taihuttu
Writers
Mustafa Duygulu, Jim Taihuttu
Studios
New Amsterdam Film Company, Wrong Men, XYZ Films
Countries
Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia

Languages

Original
Dutch
Spoken
Indonesian, Japanese, English, Dutch