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| Splendid Film | Release Date: August 13, 2021 |
Starring:
Abel van Gijlswijk, Coen Bril, Jeroen Perceval, Jim Deddes, Joenoes Polnaija, Jonas Smulders, Martijn Lakemeier, Marwan Kenzari, Mike Reus, Reinout Scholten van Aschat
Summary:
During the post-WW2 Indonesian War of Independence, a young Dutch soldier (Martijn Lakemeier) joins an elite unit led by a mysterious captain known only as "The Turk" (Marwan Kenzari). When the fighting intensifies, the young soldier finds himself questioning - and ultimately challenging - his commander’s brutal strategy to stop the resistance.
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Aug 13, 2021
Aug 12, 2021
The East is an unrelenting condemnation of the Netherlands’ misguided attempt to return its colonial outreach to a time long gone while hitting most (if not all) of the “doomed war” niche genre movie tropes without ever actually teetering into cliche. That’s an ever-tricky move that Taihuttu aces.
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This a great war thriller. Good acting, great locations and set design. And an Interesting story following the main Character Johan.
For English speakers, if you can get over the fact that they aren't speaking English, there's a great film here. Better than most made.
For English speakers, if you can get over the fact that they aren't speaking English, there's a great film here. Better than most made.
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