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Tears of the Sun(2003)
Status: Released
Date: 2003-03-07
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2436 Votes
Time: 2h 1m
He was trained to follow orders. He became a hero by defying them.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $75,000,000.00
Revenue: $86,500,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Cheyenne Enterprises
Michael Lobell Productions
Movie: Tears of the Sun
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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