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The East
The East

The East

A war between duty and conscience.

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Dutch

Runtime

137 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

13 August 2021

Country

Netherlands

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

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

Joenoes Polnaija

Joenoes Polnaija

Samuel Manuhio

Micha Hulshof

Micha Hulshof

Lieutenant Smit

Tycho Posthumus

Tycho Posthumus

Friend of Eddy

Anniek Pheifer

Anniek Pheifer

Elegant Woman

Kay Greidanus

Kay Greidanus

Desk Officer

Martin Trouborst

Martin Trouborst

Major Racker

Wouter van Couwelaar

Wouter van Couwelaar

Weapon Depot Soldier

Tim Olivier Somer

Tim Olivier Somer

Market Soldier

Jaap Spijkers

Jaap Spijkers

Company Director Sneijders

Nanette Edens

Nanette Edens

Elizabeth Catherina de Vries

Ence Bagus

Ence Bagus

Man in the Alley

Kukuh Prasetya

Kukuh Prasetya

Andi Patta

Nobuyuki Suzuki

Nobuyuki Suzuki

Yayu Unru

Yayu Unru

Dorpshoofd

Praz Teguh

Praz Teguh

Ronald Kalter

Ronald Kalter

Soldier on Ship

Daan van Citters

Daan van Citters

Theo von Schichteren

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