Tears of the Sun Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Dec. 22, 2008

Tears of the Sun

Release Date: Friday, March 7, 2003

Antoine Fuqua, Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Arnold Rifkin, Tom Skerritt, Johnny Messner, Patrick Cirillo, Monica Bellucci, Fionnula Flanagan, Eamonn Walker, Mike Lobell, Alex Lasker

R Action N/A

4.1

67% WILL SEE

33% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

In director Antoine Fuqua's new action-adventure film, Bruce Willis stars as Lt. A.K. Waters, the loyal veteran officer of a Navy S.E.A.L unit. When he's sent into the heart of Africa, the usually hard-bitten Waters finds himself deeply conflicted at having to choose between following orders and the dictates of his own conscience. Though a fictionalization, Tears of the Sun deals with the gritty realism of human conflict as Lt. Waters travels to war-torn central Africa to rescue Dr. Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci), a U.S. citizen who runs a mission in the countryside. But when Lt. Waters arrives Dr. Kendricks refuses to abandon the refugees under her care. She implores Waters to escort them on a dangerous trek through the dense jungle to the nearby border. During the journey the S.E.A.L.s find themselves the unwitting guardians of a man sought by the rebel militia. This further endangers their already hazardous mission, but all the while strengthening Waters' resolve to protect Lena and the refugees, and to deliver them safely across the border.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Tears of the Sun.

Bruce Willis
Live Free or Die Hard, Fortress
Monica Bellucci
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Passion of the Christ
C
Cole Hauser
2 Fast 2 Furious, Transcendence
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Fionnula Flanagan
Sight, The Guard
T
Tom Skerritt
Broke, At Middleton
E
Eamonn Walker
Duma
J
Johnny Messner
Checkmate, American Siege

Crew Behind the Film

The Tears of the Sun behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Antoine Fuqua last directed The Equalizer 3 and Emancipation.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Screenwriters: Mike Lobell
Arnold Rifkin
Bruce Willis
Producers: Patrick Cirillo
Alex Lasker

Studio: Sony Pictures
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for strong war violence, some brutality, and language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Production Details

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Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Tears of the Sun was released in on Friday, March 7, 2003. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Bringing Down the House, The Safety of Objects and Nowhere in Africa.

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Added the soundtrack release date of October 7, 2003

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