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Tears of the Sun
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.
2003 · Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 121 min · War · Action · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
He was trained to follow orders. He became a hero by defying them.
Crew
- Screenplay: Patrick Cirillo, Alex Lasker
- Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
- Edited by: Christopher Holmes, Conrad Buff IV
- Music: Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer
- Production design: Naomi Shohan
- Produced by: Ian Bryce, Mike Lobell, Arnold Rifkin
Cast
- Bruce Willis as Lieutenant A.K. Waters
- Monica Bellucci as Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks
- Cole Hauser as James 'Red' Atkins
- Eamonn Walker as Ellis 'Zee' Pettigrew
- Johnny Messner as Kelly Lake
- Nick Chinlund as Michael 'Slo' Slowenski
- Tom Skerritt as Captain Bill Rhodes
- Akosua Busia as Patience
- Peter Mensah as Terwase
- Malick Bowens as Colonel Idris Sadick
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Revolution Studios, Cheyenne Enterprises, Michael Lobell Productions
- Budget: $75,000,000
- Box office: $86,500,000
- Themes: civil war, war crimes, refugee, village, evacuation, border, rescue mission, us army, nigeria, president
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