

The East
"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.
Movie Details
Languages
Dutch
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Studio
New Amsterdam Film Company
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Key Crew

Jim Taihuttu
Screenplay

Mustafa Duygulu
Screenplay

Shanty Harmayn
Producer

Jim Taihuttu
Director

Aram Tertzakian
Executive Producer
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
David Wristers
Marcus Waterman

Putri Ayudya
Myra

Lukman Sardi
Bakar

Denise Aznam
Gita Tamim

Lucas Hamming
Singing Soldier

Robert de Hoog
Gerard Nachtegaal

Géza Weisz
Smetta Postberg