The East

Release Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Limited

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

PG-13 Drama N/A

  • 4.2

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Plot

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Plot
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.
Cited as official plot version from foxsearchlight.com
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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

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic elements, violence, some disturbing images, sexual content and partial nudity
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Spy on us, we'll spy on you.
Also known as
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Language
English

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Completed

The film was tagged as Completed. To premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival (out of competition).

Production

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Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

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The East was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, May 31, 2013 . There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including After Earth, Now You See Me and Ephraim's Rescue. As a limited release, The East was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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Mon., Jul. 22, 2013

  • Added the tagline: "Spy on us, we'll spy on you."

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