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6.9Navy 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.
Released: 2003-03-07121 minDir: Antoine FuquaWar, Action, DramaBudget: $75.0MBox office: $86.5M
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
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Tears of the Sun is a 2003 American action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It depicts a fictitious U.S. Navy SEAL team rescue mission amidst the 21st-century version of the Nigerian Civil War. Lieutenant A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis) commands the team sent to rescue U.S. citizen Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks (Monica Bellucci) before the approaching rebels reach her jungle hospital.
Willis produced Tears of the Sun through Cheyenne Enterprises, his production company.
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2000s action war films2003 American films2003 English-language films2003 films2003 war filmsAmerican action war filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language action filmsEnglish-language war filmsFiction about refugees and displaced peopleFilms about United States Navy SEALsFilms directed by Antoine Fuqua