The East Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Spy on us, we'll spy on you.

Jul. 22, 2013

The East

Release Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Limited

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

PG-13 Drama N/A

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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.

Cited as official plot version from foxsearchlight.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The East.

B
Brit Marling
Arbitrage, The Grace That Keeps This World
Alexander Skarsgard
Lee, Godzilla vs. Kong
Ellen Page
... Izzy

Inception, Super
J
Julia Ormond
... Paige

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Surveillance
Patricia Clarkson
... Sharon

Friends with Benefits, Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Shiloh Fernandez
... Luca

Continue, Mob Land
T
Toby Kebbell
... Doc

Destroyer, Wrath of the Titans
A
Aldis Hodge
Hidden Figures, Parallel
B
Billy Magnussen
... Porty

Lilo & Stitch, No Time to Die

Crew Behind the Film

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.

Director: Zal Batmanglij
Screenwriters: Brit Marling
Zal Batmanglij
Producers: Michael Costigan
Tony Scott

Studios: Searchlight Pictures
Production Company: Scott Free Productions

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: Not available
Language: English

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Official The East movie trailers and clips.

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The East Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The East movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2012

Completed

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

Nov 2011

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Aug 2011

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Aug 2011

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Aug 2011

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

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

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