The East
Seen it?2021 | 137 min | War, Drama, Thriller, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs.
- The mood
- Tense, intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 17 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Dutch, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$160K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jim Taihuttu
- Martijn LakemeierJohan de Vries
- Marwan KenzariRaymond "De Turk" Westerling
- Jonas SmuldersMattias Cohen
- Jim DeddesWerner de Val
- Abel van GijlswijkSjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis
- Coen BrilEddy Coolen
- Reinout Scholten van AschatTinus de Val
- Joes BrauersHerman Keizer
- Peter Paul MullerMajor Penders
- Mike ReusCamp Commander Mulder