Film

Tears of the Sun

2003 · 2h 1m · War · Action · Drama

He was trained to follow orders. He became a hero by defying them.

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

34%

Metacritic

48

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.

Bruce Willis

Lieutenant A.K. Waters

Monica Bellucci

Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks

Cole Hauser

James 'Red' Atkins

Eamonn Walker

Ellis 'Zee' Pettigrew

Johnny Messner

Kelly Lake

Nick Chinlund

Michael 'Slo' Slowenski

Tom Skerritt

Captain Bill Rhodes

Akosua Busia

Patience

Peter Mensah

Terwase

Malick Bowens

Colonel Idris Sadick

Chad Smith

Jason 'Flea' Mabry

Charles Ingram

Demetrius 'Silk' Owens

Paul Francis

Danny 'Doc' Kelley

Sammi Rotibi

Arthur Azuka

Jimmy Jean-Louis

Gideon

Awaovieyi Agie

Musa

• Antoine FuquaDirector
• Alex LaskerScreenplay
• Patrick CirilloScreenplay
• Ian BryceProducer
• Mike LobellProducer
• Arnold RifkinProducer
• Joe RothExecutive Producer
• Mauro FioreDirector of Photography
• Lisa GerrardOriginal Music Composer
• Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer

Tears Of The Sun - Trailer

Release date

March 7, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 1m

Rated

R

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$86,500,000

Genres

War, Action, Drama

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