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Issue: Spring 2013

The East (2013) movie review

Corporate Spy Undercover

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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. (source: IMDB)

Don't think from the above description that this is a glossy, hip film filled with high-tech gadgetry. This is a story about a company that makes its money protecting big business from ecoterrorists and the like.

The East is filled with mundane, sometimes peculiar moments. For example, the terrorists bond by donning straight-jackets and feeding one another with wooden spoons held in their mouths. Seriously?

Movie poster, The East, Festivale film review; 220x315

Movie poster, The East
Spy on us, we'll spy on you.

Too long, and it takes itself far too seriously to the detriment of the issues involved.

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by Ali Kayn
Australian release September 2013
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Title: The East (2013)
Written by: Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij (screenplay)
Directed by: Zal Batmanglij
Running time: 116 mins
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The Players: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgard


Official website: http://www.theeastmovie.com/
IMDb entry


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