Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The East easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The East end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The East

Name: The East
Genre: War, Drama, Thriller, History
Released: 2021
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Martijn Lakemeier, Marwan Kenzari, Jonas Smulders, Jim Deddes, Abel van Gijlswijk

A war between duty and conscience.

Directed by Jim Taihuttu

Produced by New Amsterdam Film Company, SALTO

2021137 min6.0 / 10

A morally complex war drama that traces a soldier's descent into complicity, wrestling with the collision between institutional duty and personal conscience in a colonial conflict.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Revenge Gone Wrong Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Combat and Battles Asian City Movies

Genres

War Drama Thriller History

Keywords

Commando Java, Indonesia War

Questions people ask

Is The East sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The East violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is The East easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The East end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The East scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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