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Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 7, 2003

Runtime

2h 1m

Genres

War, Action, Drama

User Score

69%

Original Title

Tears of the Sun

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, Cheyenne Enterprises, Michael Lobell Productions

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$86,500,000

Description

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.