Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun

★ 6.9IMDb Score
Released:2003-03-07
Duration:121 min
Director:Antoine Fuqua
Actors:Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker, Johnny Messner
Production:Revolution Studios, Cheyenne Enterprises, Michael Lobell Productions

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.

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