Drama ·Thriller · Netherlands · 2008 · 1h 55m

The Silent Army

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Director
Jean van de Velde
Cast
Marco Borsato as Eduard Zuiderdijk Thekla Reuten as Valerie Ricky Koole as Anna Zuiderwijk Jacqueline Blom as Agnes van Dam Peter van den Begin as François Lama
Crew
Theo van de Sande — Director of Photography Peter R. Adam — Editor Jean van de Velde — Writer Chris Brouwer — Producer Wilbert Van Dorp — Production Design
Tagline

A Father. A Missing Child. A Mission.

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Jean van de Velde Director Theo van de Sande Director of Photography Peter R. Adam Editor Jean van de Velde Writer Chris Brouwer Producer Wilbert Van Dorp Production Design
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