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The East (Dutch: De Oost) is a 2020 Dutch war movie set in the Dutch Civil Aggressions, or "Police actions" as they are known in the Netherlands. The movie is directed by Jim Taihuttu and stars Martijn Lakemeier as Johan de Vries, the son of a Dutch Nazi collaborator who volunteered to fight for the Netherlands in the Aggression of the late 1940s, Marwan Kazari plays the role of Raymond "De Turk" Westerling. The movie takes place Near Batavia (which mistakenly gets referred to as Jakarta in the movie a few times) and later moves to (south) Sulawesi.
The following weapons were used in the film The East:
Handguns
Harrington & Richardson Top Break revolver
Johan (Martijn Lakemeier) uses a Harrington & Richardson Top Break revolver of an unknown caliber in a few scenes.
Nambu Type 14
The Nambu Type 14 also makes a brief appearance in a plantation house.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
One of the more prominently shown pistols in this movie is the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless pistol. The Main sidearm(s) of The Turk
Submachine guns
Sten Mk II
An insurgent holds a Sten gun, possibly a Mk II.
M3 Grease Gun
The M3 Grease Gun makes a brief appearance in The East.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III
Johan's main rifle for the movie is the Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III.
Arisaka Type 38
A few Japanese soldiers that harass a civilian carry Arisaka Type 38 rifles.
M1 Garand
The men of the commando battalion that got erected take a group photo, proudly showing off their M1 Garands.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk1
Mattias(Jonas Smulders) takes off his helmet on patrol in enemy territory to cool off before telling one of his stories.
Browning M2
On his first night, Johan excitedly grabs a Browning M2 HMG to hopefully shoot Indonesians.
