Movie
Tears of the Sun
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-03-07
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- War, Action, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Revolution Studios, Cheyenne Enterprises, Michael Lobell Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Chad Smith as Jason 'Flea' Mabry
- Charles Ingram as Demetrius 'Silk' Owens
Crew
- Antoine Fuqua - Director
- Alex Lasker - Screenplay
- Patrick Cirillo - Screenplay
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