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The East

2021, Movie, 2h 17min

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.

Country: Netherlands

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Reviews

Critic Roger Moore

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...it takes nothing from the film to notice a little “Apocalypse Now” here, “Casualties of War” and “Platoon” story arcs and even a hint of “The Green Berets” there.

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Critic Marc Savlov

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...an unrelenting condemnation of the Netherlands’ misguided attempt to return its colonial outreach to a time long gone...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Simon Abrams

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The first half of “The East” is like a Coppola/Herzog-style fever dream...

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Isak Fernqvist

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Bra men fruktansvärd film om ockupationsmakters självtagna rätt att terrorisera lokalbefolkningen.

1 year ago

Frequently asked questions

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In 1946, the Netherlands' colony in Indonesia was in chaos. A young Dutch soldier, torn between duty and conscience, joins an elite squad to suppress the independence movement. As he witnesses his comrades' brutality towards the population, he starts to question the war. But when he tries to escape, he becomes an outlaw, hunted by his former commander. Will he find redemption or will he succumb to the violence he was trained to inflict?

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You can stream The East on: Apple TV

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