The East

An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.

Cast

Brit Marling

as Sarah

Alexander Skarsgård

as Benji

Elliot Page

as Izzy

Toby Kebbell

as Doc

Shiloh Fernandez

as Luca

Aldis Hodge

as Thumbs

Danielle Macdonald

as Tess

Hillary Baack

as Eve

Patricia Clarkson

as Sharon

Jason Ritter

as Tim

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Probably inspired by a swathe of similarly themed movies, this is a fairly run of the mill drama about a stereotypically off-beat group determined to bring down a corporation that treats the local ecology with scent regard. Brit Marling - who has involvement on both sides of the camera - is "Sarah" ...

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