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Professional Motion Picture Production and Distribution NEWS
| Announcing New Film "The East" from Acclaimed Writer-Director Zal Batmanglij and Writer-Actress Brit Marling By StudentFilmmakers.com posted May 6, 2013, 14:39 |
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THE EAST, a suspenseful and provocative espionage thriller from acclaimed writer-director Zal Batmanglij and writer-actress Brit Marling, stars Marling as former FBI agent Sarah Moss. Moss is starting a new career at Hiller Brood, an elite private intelligence firm that ruthlessly protects the interests of its A-list corporate clientele. Handpicked for a plum assignment by the company’s head honcho, Sharon (Patricia Clarkson), Sarah goes deep undercover to infiltrate The East, an elusive anarchist collective seeking revenge against major corporations guilty of covering up criminal activity. Determined, highly-trained and resourceful, Sarah soon ingratiates herself with the group, overcoming their initial suspicions and joining them on their next action or “jam.” But living closely with the intensely committed members of The East, Sarah finds herself torn between her two worlds as she starts to connect with anarchist Benji (Alexander Skarsgård) and the rest of the collective, and awakens to the moral contradictions of her personal life.
Scheduled to be released on May 31, 2013, the film is directed by Zal Batmanglij, written by Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, and produced by Ridley Scott, Michael Costigan, Jocelyn Hayes-Simpson, and Brit Marling. "The East" stars Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez and Patricia Clarkson.
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