The Silent Army

The Silent Army
Original film poster
Wit Licht
Directed byJean van de Velde
Written by
  • Jean van de Velde (screenplay)
  • Sandra Nagtzaam (plotline)
Produced by
  • Paul Brinks
  • Chris Brouwer
  • Richard Claus
Starring
CinematographyTheo van de Sande
Music byNick Laird-Clowes
Distributed byIndependent Films
Release date
  • December 11, 2008 (2008-12-11)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryNetherlands
Languages
  • English
  • Swahili
  • Dutch
Budget€7 million[1]

The Silent Army is a recut, international version of the 2008 Dutch drama film Wit Licht (Dutch: Wit Licht meaning White Light)[2] 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.[3] In April 2009, it was announced that the film would be shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ "Filmzoon Marco Borsato bekend". DePers.nl (in Dutch). April 11, 2008. Archived from the original on April 14, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Wit Licht geselecteerd voor filmfestival Cannes". Parool (in Dutch). April 23, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
  3. ^ "Gouden film voor Wit Licht", Algemeen Dagblad; December 29, 2008.