The East (2021)
A war between duty and conscience.
2021 · 2h 17m · War, Drama, Thriller, History
Genres: War, Drama, Thriller, History
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.
Director: Jim Taihuttu
Writers: Jim Taihuttu, Mustafa Duygulu
Cinematography: Lennart Verstegen
Editor: Mieneke Kramer, Emiel Nuninga
Rated 6/10 by 77 viewers
Cast
Martijn Lakemeier as Johan de VriesMarwan Kenzari as Raymond "De Turk" WesterlingJonas Smulders as Mattias CohenJim Deddes as Werner de ValAbel van Gijlswijk as Sjaak "Charlie" RondhuisCoen Bril as Eddy CoolenReinout Scholten van Aschat as Tinus de ValJoes Brauers as Herman KeizerPeter Paul Muller as Major PendersMike Reus as Camp Commander MulderHuub Smit as Lieutenant HartmanJeroen Perceval as Chaplain JanssenMore like this
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