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The East is a 2013 thriller film directed by Zal Batmanglij and starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, and Elliot Page. Writers Batmanglij and Marling spent two months in 2009 practicing freeganism and co-wrote a screenplay inspired by their experiences and drawing on thrillers from the 1970s.
The East ( Dutch: De Oost) is a 2020 Dutch war film directed by Jim Taihuttu [ nl] . Plot. The film is set in the Dutch East Indies of 1946 during the Indonesian National Revolution. Twenty-year-old soldier Johan de Vries from Arcen is sent to Semarang, where the Dutch army says it is to liberate the Indonesian people from the authority of Sukarno.
Jun 28, 2013 · An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities changing dramatically after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Zal Batmanglij
- 2013-06-28
Aug 13, 2021 · A young soldier joins an elite squad to suppress the Indonesian independence movement in 1946. Based on true events, the film depicts the brutal and controversial conflict from both sides.
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- Drama, Thriller, War
- Jim Taihuttu
- 2021-08-13
Jul 15, 2021 · Follow The East / theeastfilm / theeastmovie / theeastmovie During the post-WW2 Indonesian War of Independence, a young Dutch soldier joins an elite unit led by a mysterious captain known only...
- 2 min
- 495.9K
- Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
Jun 9, 2013 · A former FBI agent infiltrates an anarchist cell that targets corporate wrongdoing. The review criticizes the film's lack of characterization, plot, and political depth, and compares it to other indie movies by Brit Marling.
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.
