The East (2013)

116 min  –  Thriller | Drama –  28 June 2013 (UK)

IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 from 7,809 users  

Metascore: 68/100   

Director: Zal Batmanglij

Writers: Zal Batmanglij (screenplay), Brit Marling (screenplay)

Plot Summary

An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities changing dramatically after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.

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Cast

• Brit Marling – Sarah
• Alexander Skarsgård – Benji
• Ellen Page – Izzy
• Toby Kebbell – Doc
• Shiloh Fernandez – Luca
• Aldis Hodge – Thumbs
• Danielle Macdonald – Tess
• Hillary Baack – Eve
• Patricia Clarkson – Sharon
• Jason Ritter – Tim
• Julia Ormond – Paige WIlliams
• Billy Magnussen – Porty McCabe
• Wilbur Fitzgerald – Robert McCabe
• John Neisler – Rory Huston
• Jamey Sheridan – Richard Cannon

Storyline

A successful operative for an elite private intelligence firm is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations. However, she finds her priorities changing as she befriends the members and begins to develop romantic feelings for its charismatic leader.

But when a member of the group goes missing Sarah is recruited to fill the missing member’s role on a “jam” and comes to learn that each of The East has been personally damaged by corporate activities.

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