THE EAST
by Jim Taihuttu
synopsis
Netherlands Antilles, 1946. Thousands of young Dutch soldiers await orders from The Hague to free the country and its residents from rebel nationalists who took advantage of the power vacuum after the Japanese surrender. When the young Dutch soldier Johan, frustrated by the lack of action, meets the famous Captain The Turk, he understands that his presence in this country that sometimes gives the impression of not wanting to be released, finally begins to make sense.
| international title: | The East |
| original title: | De Oost |
| country: | Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia |
| year: | 2020 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Jim Taihuttu |
| film run: | 137' |
| screenplay: | Mustafa Duygulu, Jim Taihuttu |
| cast: | Martijn Lakemeier, Marwan Kenzari, Jonas Smulders, Abel van Gijlswijk, Coen Bril, Reinout Scholten Van Aschat, Jim Deddes, Jeroen Perceval, Mike Reus, Joenoes Polnaija |
| cinematography by: | Lennart Verstegen |
| art director: | Lieke Scholman |
| producer: | Shanty Harmayn, Julius Ponten, Benoit Roland, Sander Verdonk |
| executive producer: | Frank Klein, Aram Tertzakian |
| line producer: | Philip Harthoorn |
| production: | New Amsterdam Film Company, Wrong Men / Wrong Men North, Base Entertainment (ID), Ideosource Entertainment (ID), Kaninga Pictures (ID), Salto Films (ID) |
| distributor: | Splendid Film Gmbh |
