The East

Título original: De Oost

2020
TV-MA
2h 17min

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During the post-WW2 Indonesian War of Independence, a young Dutch soldier joins an elite unit led by a mysterious captain known only as "The Turk." 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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Un joven soldado holandés desplegado para reprimir los esfuerzos de independencia en la colonia holandesa de Indonesia se encuentra dividido entre el deber y la conciencia cuando se une al e... Leer todoUn joven soldado holandés desplegado para reprimir los esfuerzos de independencia en la colonia holandesa de Indonesia se encuentra dividido entre el deber y la conciencia cuando se une al escuadrón de élite de un comandante despiadado.Un joven soldado holandés desplegado para reprimir los esfuerzos de independencia en la colonia holandesa de Indonesia se encuentra dividido entre el deber y la conciencia cuando se une al escuadrón de élite de un comandante despiadado.

Dirección
- Jim Taihuttu
Guionistas
- Jim Taihuttu
- Mustafa Duygulu
Elenco

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6.8/10

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Dirección
- Jim Taihuttu
Guionistas
- Jim Taihuttu
- Mustafa Duygulu
Elenco

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Premios
- 2 premios ganados y 9 nominaciones en total

Trivia
The "Federatie Indische Nederlanders (FIN)" or Federation of Dutch Indonesians filed a lawsuit against the movie. FIN claims the movie is a fictional and overly evil depiction of the Dutch intervention in Indonesia, which was meant to put an end to waves of terror coming from local militia. Dutch veteran organizations were also dismayed by the depiction of Dutch soldiers spouting racial slurs and frequenting prostitutes, Special Forces wearing black "Nazi-like" uniforms (dark green in reality), and Raymond Westerling (Marwan Kenzari) sporting a "Hitleresque" mustache. The FIN asked for a disclaimer at the start of the movie, stating the film is fictional. The producer of the movie did not agree with adding such a statement (apart from the standard disclaimer at the end that parts of the story had been fictionalized for dramatic purposes), and the Dutch court finally decided an additional disclaimer was not necessary. Director Jim Taihuttu defended himself against the allegations, stating that the behavior and language of the soldiers was based on diaries given to him by an actual soldier in the war. He had also showed the movie to several Dutch veterans and army leaders, who all praised the film for its authenticity.

Errores
The Dutch called the capital of the Dutch Indies 'Batavia.' No Dutch soldier would call it by its Indonesian name 'Jakarta,' as one does in the movie.

Conexiones
Featured in Twee voor twaalf: Episode dated 7 October 2022 (2022)

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6/10

Missed opportunity

In my opinion this movie missed an opportunity to teach the average viewer about a part of Dutch history which unfortunately is not very well known (and still is debated). The movie is well made, but it left me a bit disappointed. I am of Indonesian decent and was very much excited to see the movie because I'd love to see this topic getting more attention. But it is really a fictional story loosely based on factual characters and events. The central weight of the story lies with the conflicted protagonist and his relation to the antagonist which is only set to a backdrop of Indonesia and their fight for independence. It lightly touches some of the context and background but it has no weight in the movie. It may have caused some viewers to believe that this movie only wishes to show the Dutch were there blatantly killing innocent villagers. Although the Indonesians are almost portrait as Vietcong (yet you won't see any of them shooting even one bullet though). In fact, because the movie only shows violence coming from the Dutch the movie feels very unbalanced if you are knowledgeable about the actual history. I know this movie is not meant to be a documentary but as they have done a good job with visual accuracy I perhaps expected a Schindler's list kind of gripping movie in terms of accuracy.