The East
2020 · Movie · 137 min · ★ 5.9 · 63% critics
A young Dutch soldier sent to crush post-WWII independence efforts in Indonesia faces a brutal choice as his role shifts from obedience to moral doubt. When he becomes part of an elite squad led by an increasingly ruthless commander, duty and conscience collide.
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Details
- Original title
- De Oost
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2021-08-13
- Language
- Dutch
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (71 votes)
About
You’ll likely appreciate The East if you enjoy intense, character-driven war dramas with moral conflict; Not for you if you want an uplifting story or prefer less disturbing, bleak historical material like Irena's Vow or Wolf.
Pros: tense moral conflict; gritty war realism; strong ensemble | Cons: disturbing violence; heavy, bleak tone
Themes
- commando
- java, indonesia
- war
Cast & crew
Martijn Lakemeier
as Johan de Vries
Marwan Kenzari
as Raymond "De Turk" Westerling
Jonas Smulders
as Mattias Cohen
Jim Deddes
as Werner de Val
Abel van Gijlswijk
as Sjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis
Coen Bril
as Eddy Coolen
Reinout Scholten van Aschat
as Tinus de Val
Joes Brauers
as Herman Keizer
Peter Paul Muller
as Major Penders
Mike Reus
as Camp Commander Mulder
Directed by Jim Taihuttu