December 11, 2008
Release Date

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The Silent Army (2008)

Name: The Silent Army
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2008-12-11

1h 55m

Running Time

December 11, 2008
Release Date

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Plot.

Eduard Zuiderwijk (Marco Borsato) runs a restaurant in Africa. When his wife (Ricky Koole) suddenly dies, he is left to take care of his son Thomas (Siebe Schoneveld) on his own. When his son's best friend Abu (Andrew Kintu) is abducted by a rebel leader to be trained as a child soldier, Eduard goes in pursuit to save the boy and regain his son's respect.

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Details.

Release Date
December 11, 2008

Original Name
Wit Licht

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 55m

Budget
$10,000,000

Genres
Drama Thriller

Last updated: 2023-11-13

Wiki.

The Silent Army is a recut, international version of the 2008 Dutch drama film Wit Licht (Dutch: Wit Licht meaning White Light) directed by Jean van de Velde about the hardships of child soldiers in Africa. It marks the acting debut of singer Marco Borsato. On December 29, 2008, it was reported that, despite bad reviews, the film had received a gold certification. More than 100,000 people went to see the film in two weeks time. In April 2009, it was announced that the film would be shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.