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The Silent Army is a film of genre Drama directed by Jean Van de Velde released in USA on 11 december 2008 with Thekla Reuten
The Silent Army (2008)
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Add to a movie listThe Silent Army is a recut, international version of the 2008 Dutch movie '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 certication. 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.
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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.Actors
Thekla Reuten
(Valerie)
Jacqueline Blom
(Agnes van Dam)
Peter Van Den Begin
(François Lama)
Ricky Koole
(Anna Zuiderwijk)
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