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The East

2021 · 137 min

A grim, morally fraught descent into colonial violence that weighs heavily and offers little relief.

Directed by
Jim Taihuttu
Genres
War, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
A war between duty and conscience.
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.

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Directed by
Jim Taihuttu
Genres
War, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • morality
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
war, drama, thriller, history
Directed by
Jim Taihuttu
Written by
Jim Taihuttu, Mustafa Duygulu
Starring
Martijn Lakemeier, Marwan Kenzari, Jonas Smulders, Jim Deddes, Abel van Gijlswijk, Coen Bril, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Joes Brauers
Runtime
137 min
Country
Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia, United States of America, France
Languages
Indonesian, Japanese, English, Dutch

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