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Critic A.A. Dowd
rated 7

It’s best, perhaps, to just accept the movie on its dramatic terms, as a reasonably gripping thriller about the dangers of deep cover, anchored by a terrific actress on the brink of stardom.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Kim Newman
rated 6

Well-acted and suspenseful, with a great deal of editorial content, this feels a little awkward and earnest...

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Critic Henry Barnes
rated 6

...a sleek thriller clogged by its noble message – heads south. It becomes sanctimonious, makes you contrary.

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Critic Lotta Zachrisson
rated 8

Med en intressant fråga om moral och en slags thriller-känsla i en oväntad miljö lyckas The East hålla vad den lovar.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Zal Batmanglij
Director
Jason Ritter
As Tim
Elliot Page
As Izzy
Jamey Sheridan
As Richard Cannon

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In this gripping thriller, a young and ambitious operative (Brit Marling) is recruited by a top-secret intelligence firm to infiltrate an anarchist group that is terrorizing negligent corporate leaders. As she delves deeper into the group's activities, she finds herself torn between two worlds and falls for the charismatic leader (Alexander Skarsgard). But as the stakes rise, so does the danger, and she must confront the blurred lines between her mission and her personal beliefs. Will she complete her mission or betray her own values? The fate of her life and the future of the corporate world hang in the balance in this tense, sexy conspiracy story.

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