Dutch East Indies
Dutch colony in Southeast Asia and Oceania
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| May 13 2021 | The film was released in theaters and on Amazon Prime Video, after being postponed from its original September 2020 release date due to COVID-19 pandemic delays. |
| 2020 | King Willem-Alexander repeats the apology during a state visit to Indonesia. |
| December 2020 | The film was announced to potentially receive a disclaimer addressing concerns about its historical interpretation, though this was later retracted by the producer. |
| September 2020 | Moluccan diaspora interest group Maluku4Maluku, Veterans Platform, and the Federation of Dutch Indos publicly condemned the film's trailer, criticizing historical inaccuracies in the depiction of Dutch soldiers. |
| September 25 2020 | The film premiered at the Netherlands Film Festival, presenting the movie to its first audience. |
| May 2020 | First footage of the film was released, marking the initial public preview of The East. |
| February 2019 | Filming commenced in Indonesia, with a total filming period of 48 days in Indonesia and 6 additional days in the Netherlands. |
| 2015 | Producer Sander Verdonk joined the film project and started seeking financiers. |
| 2013 | Netherlands government officially apologizes for the violence committed against the Indonesian people during the colonial period. |
| 2012 | Director Jim Taihuttu began developing a film project about a 'black page of Dutch history'. |
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