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The East

The East

A war between duty and conscience.

20215.92h 17m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jim Taihuttu
Written by Jim Taihuttu, Mustafa Duygulu
Produced by Shanty Harmayn, Julius Ponten, Benoît Roland
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Top 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

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Themes & Keywords

commandojava, indonesiawar

About The East

The East is a war, drama, thriller, history film released in 2021 exploring themes of commando, java, indonesia, war. Directed by Jim Taihuttu, it stars Martijn Lakemeier, Marwan Kenzari, Jonas Smulders. 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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