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Tears of the Sun (2003)

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Reviews Counted:482

Fresh:318

Rotten:164

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: Tries to be high-minded, but in the end, it's just a stylish action movie.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong war violence, some brutality and language

Runtime: 2 hrs 22 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Mar 7, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $43,426,961

Synopsis: Lt. A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis) and his elite team of Navy SEALS have their work cut out for them when they are dispatched to war-torn Nigeria with orders to rescue an American citizen, Dr. Lena... Lt. A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis) and his elite team of Navy SEALS have their work cut out for them when they are dispatched to war-torn Nigeria with orders to rescue an American citizen, Dr. Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci). The mission is pretty cut and dry except for one glitch: Dr. Kendricks will have to abandon the natives to whom she has been providing healthcare and those that work in the mission where her rudimentary hospital is located. Of course, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave without her people, forcing Lt. Waters to choose between completing his orders as directed or putting the lives of his men on the line by helping the refugees cross the border to Cameroon on foot. To complicate matters, the group is being pursued by militant guerillas who destroy everything in their path. Willis is in top DIE HARD form as Lt. Waters, a touch-as-nails military man who confronts his conscience and makes decisions that surprise even him as he finds himself influenced by the stubborn Dr. Kendricks. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY), this film offers an enlightening and disturbing look at the conditions that permeate war-torn countries. [More]

Starring: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Fionnula Flanagan

Starring: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Fionnula Flanagan, Tom Skerritt, Eamonn Walker, Akosua Busia, Nick Chinlund, Paul Francis, Peter Mensah

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Screenwriter: Patrick Cirillo, Robert Orr, Alex Lasker
Producer: Mike Lobell, Arnold Rifkin, Ian Bryce
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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