The East Movie

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Who's Involved:

Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Alexander Skarsgard, Aldis Hodge, Michael Costigan, Shiloh Fernandez, Patricia Clarkson, Tony Scott, Billy Magnussen, Brit Marling, Julia Ormond, Zal Batmanglij

Release Date:

Friday, May 31, 2013 Limited

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
thematic elements, violence, some disturbing images, sexual content and partial nudity
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Sarah Moss (Marling) is a brilliant operative for an elite private intelligence firm whose top objective is to ruthlessly protect the interests of their A-list corporate clientele. She is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate an anarchist collective known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations. Living amongst them in an effort to get closer to their members, Sarah finds herself unexpectedly torn between two worlds as she starts to fall in love with the group's charismatic leader, finding her life and her priorities irrevocably changed.

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Who stars in The East: Cast List


Breaking the Girls, I Origins  


The Legend of Tarzan, Lee  

... Izzy

Peacock, The Basement  

... Paige

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Son of the South  

... Sharon

Whatever Works , Monica  

... Luca

Desperation Road, Private Property  

... Doc

Gold, The Fantastic Four  


Parallel, Marmalade  

... Porty

Lift, Coup!  

Who's making The East: Crew List

A look at the The East behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Zal Batmanglij last directed Sound of My Voice. The film's writer Brit Marling last wrote Sound of My Voice and Another Earth.

Producers

Michael Costigan
Tony Scott

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Production: What we know about The East?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2012 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.

    To premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival (out of competition).

  2. 2011 - November: The film was set to Production  status.
  3. 2011 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.
  4. 2011 - August: The film was set to Development  status.
  5. 2011 - August: The film was set to Announced  status.

The East Release Date: When was the film released?


The East was a Limited release in 2013 on Friday, May 31, 2013. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Now You See Me, After Earth and Ephraim's Rescue.

As a Limited release, The East will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

The East DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The East was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 .

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