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Cast
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  • Brit Marling

    Brit Marling

    Sarah

  • Alexander Skarsgård

    Alexander Skarsgård

    Benji

  • Ellen Page

    Ellen Page

    Izzy

  • Toby Kebbell

    Toby Kebbell

    Doc

  • Shiloh Fernandez

    Shiloh Fernandez

    Luca

  • Patricia Clarkson

    Patricia Clarkson

    Sharon

Credits
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  • Zal Batmanglij

    Zal Batmanglij

    Director / Screenwriter

  • Brit Marling

    Brit Marling

    Screenwriter / Producer

  • Ben Howe

    Ben Howe

    Producer

  • Michael Costigan

    Michael Costigan

    Producer

  • Jocelyn Hayes-Simpson

    Jocelyn Hayes-Simpson

    Producer

  • Roman Vasyanov

    Roman Vasyanov

    Director of Photography

  • Andrew Weisblum

    Andrew Weisblum

    Editor

  • Alex DiGerlando

    Alex DiGerlando

    Production Designer

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  1. Watch Video 'The East's' Brit Marling Shares Career Struggles With Georgetown Seniors (Video)

    'The East's' Brit Marling Shares Career Struggles With Georgetown Seniors (Video)

    5:05 pm PDT 5/19/2013
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    The actress/screenwriter relays the story of how she finally found success with Hollywood during the senior convocation at her alma mater. READ MORE

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  2. Watch Video 'The East' Trailer

    'The East' Trailer

    2:40 pm PDT 4/25/2013
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    Assigned to provide intelligence on a radical syndicate of environmentalists, Brit Marling's allegiances are put to the test after a relationship blossoms between her and one of the men in the group (Alexander Skarsgard). READ MORE

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  3. Risky Business
    Watch Video Sundance 2013: 'The East''s Alexander Skarsgard, Brit Marling on 'Emotional' Festival Premiere (Video)

    Sundance 2013: 'The East''s Alexander Skarsgard, Brit Marling on 'Emotional' Festival Premiere (Video)

    8:00 am PST 1/26/2013
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    “Everybody feels a little bit frustrated with where the world is right now,” said Marling during an interview with THR. READ MORE

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  4. The Cast and Director of 'The East'

    12:16 pm PST 1/23/2013
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    Zal Batmanglij directs Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgard and Brit Marling in their movie about an ex-FBI agent (Brit) who works for a private firm that infiltrates an anarchist group led by Ellen and Alex's characters. READ MORE

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  5. Review
    The East: Sundance Review

    The East: Sundance Review

    1:20 pm PST 1/21/2013
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    Environmental-justice themes are put to smart use in Zal Batmanglij's corporate espionage film. READ MORE

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Summary

A contract worker hired to infiltrate an anarchist group starts to fall for its leader.

Company Info

  • Fox Searchlight Pictures Studio
  • Scott Free Productions Production Company