The East is a 2013 thriller film directed by Zal Batmanglij and starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, and Ellen Page. Writers Batmanglij and Marling spent two months in 2009 practicing freeganism and co-wrote a screenplay based on their experiences and drawing on thriller films. The East was filmed in two months in Shreveport, Louisiana at the end of 2011. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2013.

Director
Zal Batmanglij

Producer
Ridley Scott
Michael Costigan
Jocelyn Hayes-Simpson
Brit Marling

Cast
Brit Marling as Sarah Moss
Alexander Skarsgård as Benji
Ellen Page as Izzy
Toby Kebbell as Doc
Shiloh Fernandez as Luca
Julia Ormond as Paige Williams
Patricia Clarkson as Sharon
Jason Ritter as Tim

Distributor
Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Official Site
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