The East (2021)

6.0/10 • 137 min • War Drama Thriller History

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.

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

Peter Paul Muller

Major Penders

Mike Reus

Camp Commander Mulder

Huub Smit

Lieutenant Hartman

Jeroen Perceval

Chaplain Janssen

Reinout Bussemaker

Johan de Vries Senior

Putri Ayudya

Myra

Lukman Sardi

Bakar

Denise Aznam

Gita Tamim

Lucas Hamming

Singing Soldier

Robert de Hoog

Gerard Nachtegaal

Géza Weisz

Smetta Postberg

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