The East
Director
Jim Taihuttu
Writer
Jim Taihuttu, Mustafa Duygulu
Cast
Martijn Lakemeier, Marwan Kenzari, Jonas Smulders, Denise Aznam, Abel van Gijlswijk
Year
2021
Genre
Drama, War, Thriller
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During the Indonesian War of Independence, a young Dutch recruit joins an elite army squad led by a man known as “The Turk.” As the fight against freedom fighters becomes increasingly brutal under the helm of the infamous captain, the recruit is forced to reconsider his beliefs to the point of complete disillusionment.
BASE Entertainment co-produces with the New Amsterdam Film Company in the war thriller film The East by Dutch director Jim Taihuttu. The film has started filming in early 2019 and is released in May 2021 on Amazon Prime (Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium) and in August 2021 on Mola TV Indonesia.
