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Summary
A young Dutch soldier deployed to suppress post-WWII independence efforts in the Netherlands’ colony of Indonesia finds himself torn between duty and conscience when he joins an increasingly ruthless commander’s elite squad.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 61Audiences 63GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer70%
Metascore52
IMDb6.8
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.4/5
User score6.2
Audience score52%
Running time
2 h 17 min
Longer than most war movies, +19 min on the typical 118
typical 118137Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 22 more
+10Released
2021
August 13, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
WarDramaThrillerHistoryLanguage
Dutch
Original language
Also spoken
IndonesianJapaneseEnglishMade in
Netherlands
Belgium
Indonesia- United States
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 30 more52 people
- Martijn LakemeierJohan de Vries
- Marwan KenzariRaymond "De Turk" Westerling
- Jonas SmuldersMattias Cohen
- Jim DeddesWerner de Val
- Abel van GijlswijkSjaak "Charlie" Rondhuis
- Coen BrilEddy Coolen
- Reinout Scholten van AschatTinus de Val
- Joes BrauersHerman Keizer
Peter Paul MullerMajor Penders
Mike ReusCamp Commander Mulder
Huub SmitLieutenant Hartman
Jeroen PercevalChaplain Janssen
Reinout BussemakerJohan de Vries Senior- DWDavid WristersMarcus Waterman
Putri AyudyaMyra
Lukman SardiBakar
Denise AznamGita Tamim
Lucas HammingSinging Soldier
Robert de HoogGerard Nachtegaal
Géza WeiszSmetta Postberg
Joenoes PolnaijaSamuel Manuhio
Micha HulshofLieutenant Smit- TPTycho PosthumusFriend of Eddy
Anniek PheiferElegant Woman
Directing · 9
- Jim Taihuttu Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Ferry Pei Irawan First Assistant Director
- Tony van der Veer First Assistant Director
- Jazzy Taihuttu Assistant Director, Continuity
- Mario Kartawinatta Third Assistant Director
- Arie Oramahi Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Mustafa Duygulu Screenplay
Production · 21
- Marwan Kenzari Executive Producer
- Nate Bolotin Executive Producer
- Aram Tertzakian Executive Producer
- Nick Spicer Executive Producer
- Joppo Executive Producer
- Maxime Cottray Executive Producer
Camera · 6
- Fahman Putra Assistant Camera
- Dimas Amanta Focus Puller
- Hezkiel Balameha Tobing Assistant Camera
- Ahmad Fathullah Camera Department Manager
- Dimas Adriene Data Wrangler
- Tegar Dyon Data Wrangler
Editing · 2
- Mieneke Kramer Editor
- Emiel Nuninga Editor
Sound · 3
- Gino Taihuttu Music
- Israel Rojo Anton Music Producer
- Yves Bémelmans Sound
Art · 3
- Lieke Scholman Production Design
- Mufti Mujtahid Graphic Designer
- Iqbal Marjono Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Catherine Marchand Costume Designer
- Astrid Sambudiono Assistant Makeup Artist
- Adi Wahono Hairstylist
- Retno Ratih Damayanti Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 5
- Liesbeth Beeckman Visual Effects
- Laurent Ravicini Visual Effects
- Chris Wenting Visual Effects
- Thomas Vanthuyne Visual Effects
- Damien Orio Animation
Other crew · 2
- Cep Hendra Stunt Coordinator
- Lennart Verstegen Cinematography
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