“A Father. A Missing Child. A Mission.”
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.
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Marco Borsato
Eduard Zuiderdijk
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Marco Borsato - Onderweg [live in de kuip]
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Thekla Reuten
Valerie
Known for
Warrior Nun
In Bruges
Ricky Koole
Anna Zuiderwijk
Known for
Sonny Boy
Captain Nova
Jacqueline Blom
Agnes van Dam
Known for
Penoza: The Final Chapter
Anne+: The Film
Peter van den Begin
François Lama
Known for
Tabula Rasa
The Twelve
Jean van de Velde Director · Theo van de Sande Cinematographer Peter R. Adam Editor
Budget $10M · United States release December 11, 2008 · Produced in Netherlands
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$10,000,000
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Netherlands
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Original title
Wit Licht
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · Swahili
Release dates
United States · December 11, 2008
Theatrical
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