De Oost

Dutch movies

Director
Jim Taihuttu
Cast
Marwan Kenzari, Huub Smit & Jonas Smulders
Release
Jan 1st, 2021
Synopsis
This soon-to-be-released film is set in Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) after World War II where the Dutch colonizers tried to restore their rule as the local population were pushing for independence. Central to this story is a Dutch soldier named Johan who idolizes his officer Captain Westerling whose repression of Indonesians puts Johan in a moral dilemma. The movie stars Marwan Kenzari (who played Jafar in live-action film Aladdin) and Martijn Lakemeier. The movie scheduled for release in the spring of 2020. Producer New Amsterdam will then set up a major information campaign about the Indonesian War of Independence in collaboration with the East West Foundation and the Indian Remembrance Center. De Oost is directed by Jim Taihuttu and was released on Jan 1st, 2021.

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All release dates

Cinema Release Date	Friday January 1, 2021
DVD Release date	TBA
Netflix DVD release date	TBA
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