The Silent Army

Aug 13, 2010

Stars: </b>Abby Mukiibi, Marco Borsato, Andrew Kintu, Sam Okello and Siebe Schoneveld. <br><b>Director:</b> Jean van de Velde<br><b>Running time: </b>92 minutes<br><b>Showing at:</b> Cineplex Cinema <br><b>Preview by:</b> Nigel Nassar


Stars: Abby Mukiibi, Marco Borsato, Andrew Kintu, Sam Okello and Siebe Schoneveld.
Director: Jean van de Velde
Running time: 92 minutes
Showing at: Cineplex Cinema
Preview by: Nigel Nassar

Ugandan film stars Abby Mukiibi and Andrew Kintu export our acting talent in this internationally acclaimed film, The Silent Army, which has got moviegoers talking.

Although critics say it is another African story that fails to beat the temptation of involving white men to rescue poor blacks, they agree that it is a well-crafted movie with a cast so fresh and surprisingly talented.

Penned and directed by Belgian filmmaker Jean van de Velde, this action drama tells the story of a father who risks his life to rescue a child kidnapped by armed revolutionaries.

In the film, Eduard (Marco Borsato) is a chef from the Netherlands, who has come to Africa to open up a restaurant of his own, with his young son Thomas (Siebe Schoneveld).

He figured coming to Africa would help ease the pain of losing his wife in a terrible accident.

Lately, his son Thomas has become friends with Abu (Andrew Kintu), a boy whose father works with Eduard at the restaurant.

While things seem fine in the city where they live, war has broken out in a nearby country, and one of the leaders of a rebel faction (Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga) is filling the ranks of his army with stolen children.

Out of the blue, Abu goes missing. Distraught at what just happened to his friend, Thomas cannot stop nagging his father to do something about it.

Now Eduard has to halt work at his restaurant to go out and find his son’s friend. But as he makes his way into the war zone in the neighbouring country, Eduard discovers that his errand is more dangerous than he ever imagined it.

Meanwhile, the innocent Abu is facing all sorts of violence as an eleven-year-old foot soldier who never imagined himself behind guns firing away and scared for his life.

He might be gone forever. Only courage, empathy and love on the part of Eduard can bring him back home.

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