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Tears Of The Sun
2003
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 .. Read more
| Starring | Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Paul Francis |
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| Director | Antoine Fuqua |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Tears Of The Sun
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, Dr. Lena Kendricks. Dr. Kendricks, an American citizen by marriage, is tending to the victims of the ongoing civil war at a Catholic mission in a remote village. When Waters arrives, however, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave unless he promises to help deliver the villagers to political asylum at the nearby border. If they are left behind, they will be at the mercy of the enormous rebel army. Waters is under strict orders from his commanding officer Captain Bill Rhodes to remain disengaged from the conflict. But as he and his men witness the brutality of the rebels first-hand, they are won over to Dr. Kendricks' cause and place their lives at risk by agreeing to escort the villagers on a perilous trek through the dense jungle. As they move through the countryside on foot, Waters' team, experts at evasion and concealment, are inexplicably and ferociously pursued by an army of rebels. They are confounded until they discover that, among the refugees, is the sole survivor of the country's previous ruling family, whom the rebels have been ordered to eliminate at all costs. Waters and his small band of soldiers must weigh the life of one man against their own and the refugees they feel obliged to protect.
| Starring | Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Paul Francis, Eamonn Walker |
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| Director | Antoine Fuqua |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 56 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 56 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | French |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Hindi |
| Released | DVD: 16 Feb 2004 Blu-ray: 16 Oct 2006 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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Nobody gets down and dirty quite like Bruce Willis does. He's up to his neck in mud and bullets in this passable action thriller, playing the gruff, tough leader of an elite marine squad, that's sent into civil war-torn Nigeria to extricate a prominent mission worker (Monica Bellucci). But Willis's position is complicated by the twin facts that the mission medic wants to bring half the neighbourhood back with her, but the uppity local militia wants otherwise. Cue two hours of bullets, blood and bombast. This story certainly isn't painted in shades of grey: things are either black (locals, largely bad) or white (Americans, largely good), and the gung-ho, hyper-patriotic finale confirms yet again that, in the minds of US film-makers, nothing succeeds like excess. But at least superstar Bruce Willis has turned taciturnity into an art form.
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Basically, this is a run-of-the-mill updated Western, about a group of cowboys escorting settlers through hostile Injun country.
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100 out of 113 people found this review helpful
This is NOT another formulaic war/action movie
I had to write a review on this movie beacause:
1) You have to be inhuman to view this as a formulaic 'seen it all before' movie
2) It is easy to forget what 'ethnic cleansing' really means - what you would face if you lived in a village being 'cleansed'
3) This is a different Bruce Willis
4) I'd not heard anything about this movie.
This is an amazing movie, and the only one todate where I have immediately started to watch it again, only with the directors commentary on it. This film is not about some political message, but about the brutality faced by many Africans during the conflicts in Rwanda and Nigeria (amongst others) as part of rebel forces carrying out ethnic cleansing.
You will be seriously moved by this film, and yes there is that tiny bit of cheesey 'schmultz' at one point (present in most American films), but it doesn't attract from the heart-thumping tension you will feel in the first 30mins of the film. Go and watch it - this is the best movie I have seen in 2004. -
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11 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Not the shoot-em up I expected..
If you expect Tears Of The Sun to be an all out action film, with Bruce Willis playing Die hard all over again, then you'd be wrong. In fact, this is how I expected the film to pan out, but no, I was also wrong. The film is much more stealth based.
As a special ops force escorts a group of native Nigerians across to the border, they are tracked by a merciless Rebel group, who will stop at nothing to catch them. Suspiciousley, they manage to follow the groups' every move. Is there someone on the inside ? And why do they want to catch the group of harmless natives? Is there someone of high importance in the group? Find out for yourselves..
If you enjoy action adventure films, definately watch this, just don't expect it to be non stop throughought
(in fact, there isn't a single shot fired within the first hour of the film). There is a much more intellectual side to this film, which many will appreciate. The acting is respectable, and the effects definatley do it justice. This is by no means a classic, but I could certianly watch it again and enjoy it. -
News and features
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Willis sheds tears over firework injury
- 24 Nov 2004
Bruce Willis is suing Revolution Studios for "substantial injuries" caused by a rogue firework during the filming of the 2002 action movie Tears of the Sun. The actor complained of "extreme mental, physical and emotional pain and suffering" caused after a small pyrotechnic device, a 'squib', hit him on the forehead on set. Designed to "simulate the appearance of bullets striking the ground", the explosions were used for the 49-year-old's role as a Special... Read more
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Tears Of The Sun
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 ...
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