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The East
"A war between duty and conscience."
2021 2h 17m NL
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Synopsis
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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.
“A war between duty and conscience.”
Cast
Martijn Lakemeier
Johan de Vries
Marwan Kenzari
Raymond "De Turk" Westerling
Jonas Smulders
Mattias Cohen
Jim Deddes
Werner de Val
Abel van Gijlswijk
Sjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis
Coen Bril
Eddy Coolen
Reinout Scholten van Aschat
Tinus de Val
Joes Brauers
Herman Keizer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jim Taihuttu
- Writers
- Mustafa Duygulu, Jim Taihuttu
- Languages
- Indonesian, Japanese, English, Dutch
- Countries
- Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia, United States of America, France
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Indonesian, Japanese, English, Dutch.
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WORLD
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International production across 5 countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia, United States of America, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Emiel Nuninga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Martijn Lakemeier and Marwan Kenzari and Jonas Smulders carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A war between duty and conscience.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt8639136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jim Taihuttu directs. Emiel Nuninga cuts. Produced in Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia, United States of America, France. Dialogue in Indonesian, Japanese, English, Dutch.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Indonesian, Japanese, English, Dutch.
- 3International production across 5 countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia, United States of America, France.
- 4Editor Emiel Nuninga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Martijn Lakemeier and Marwan Kenzari and Jonas Smulders carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "A war between duty and conscience.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt8639136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Emiel Nuninga
- Production design
- Lieke Scholman
- Makeup / hair
- Astrid Sambudiono
- Stunt coordinator
- Cep Hendra
- Runtime
- 137 min · 2h 17m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- NL
- IMDB
- The East (2021)
Also by
Jim Taihuttu
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
New Amsterdam Film Company
NL
Wrong Men
BE
XYZ Films
US
- MO
Moonkey Animation
Kaninga Pictures
ID
Ideosource Entertainment
ID
France 2 Cinéma
FR
BASE Entertainment
ID
Salto Films
ID
Key crew
- EditorEmiel Nuninga
- EditorMieneke Kramer
- Executive ProducerFrank Klein
- Production CoordinatorJasper Pol
- Executive ProducerJoppo
- Third Assistant DirectorMario Kartawinatta
- ProducerJulius Ponten
- Line ProducerPhilip Harthoorn
- CinematographyLennart Verstegen
- Production DesignLieke Scholman
- Visual EffectsThomas Vanthuyne
- Art DirectionIqbal Marjono
- ProducerShanty Harmayn
- Visual EffectsLiesbeth Beeckman
- Visual EffectsChris Wenting
- ProducerBenoît Roland
- Assistant Makeup ArtistAstrid Sambudiono
- ProducerSander Verdonk
- Visual EffectsLaurent Ravicini
- SoundYves Bémelmans
- Executive ProducerAram Tertzakian
- CastingRebecca van Unen
- AnimationDamien Orio
- Graphic DesignerMufti Mujtahid
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- commando
- java, indonesia
- war
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2021-08-13
- Digital2021-08-13
Also known as
International titles
- De OostNL
- The eastUS
- Des soldats et des ombresFR
- Элитный отрядRU
- 血戰東印度TW
- 東方(2021)HK
- ВостокRU
