The East (2013)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 116 minuten
Country:
United States / United Kingdom
Directed by: Zal Batmanglij
Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Elliot Page and Brit Marling
IMDb score:
6,8 (53.918)
Releasedate: 31 May 2013
The East plot
"Spy on us, we'll spy on you."
Sarah (Brit Marling) is a cop who works for a ruthless security company. She has been tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group called "The East". Sarah manages to join the group, despite Izzy's (Ellen Page's) resistance. Izzy is a very outspoken member of the group. Then Sarah finds herself increasingly attracted to the charismatic leader Benji (Alexander Skarsgård), which has quite an impact on her life and priorities.
Reviews & comments
Leno
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- 5921 messages
- 4415 votes
Thriller and drama are well combined with a fairly nuanced view of environmental activism. The view on the capitalistic companies that act dubiously is quite simple (underexposed), but well it is not a documentary.
Marling, who also co-wrote the script, usually tries to say something with her films. She plays a great role and the supporting roles are nicely filled in, where the characters also get some attention. You empathize with this and the film remains fascinating.
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BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Nice thriller about the infiltration of a group of radical eco-activists. Could have been a little more exciting. Film pays particular attention to the characters and, in my opinion, too little to the consequences for the environment, which has been neglected in America for decades and that is certainly not getting any better under the current President Trump.
Despite the mediocre acting with some good will, it is still quite sufficient.
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mrklm
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- 11629 messages
- 10041 votes
Well-directed thriller with careful camera work by Roman Vasyanov, as well as strong characterizations and performances, especially by Brit Marling as a private intelligence agent who infiltrates a group of eco-terrorists. But the scenario, in which Marling's growing sympathy for the group members she works with presents her with various dilemmas, isn't particularly original and therefore the story isn't surprising enough to keep you hooked for just under 2 hours.
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