---
title: 'The Silent Army (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean van de Velde'
released: '2008-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Netherlands'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-silent-army-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1189008/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Silent Army (2008)

2008 · Drama · Netherlands


## Synopsis

The Silent Army is a recut, international version of the 2008 Dutch drama film Wit Licht 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean van de Velde](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-van-de-velde)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean van de Velde](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-van-de-velde)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nick Laird-Clowes](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-laird-clowes)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theo van de Sande](https://cinepixo.com/people/theo-van-de-sande)

## Cast

- [Ricky Koole](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricky-koole)
- [Adrian Galley](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-galley)
- [Thekla Reuten](https://cinepixo.com/people/thekla-reuten)
- [Peter Van den Begin](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-van-den-begin)
- [Jacqueline Blom](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-blom)
- [Marco Borsato](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-borsato)

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