| Tears of the Sun (2003)
|
|
|
| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
|
| Bruce Willis |
Lieutenant A.K. Waters
|
| Tom Skerritt |
Captain Bill Rhodes
|
| Monica Bellucci |
Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks
|
| Cole Hauser |
James Atkins
|
| Eamonn Walker |
Ellis Pettigrew
|
| Johnny Messner |
Kelly Lake
|
| Nick Chinlund |
Michael Slowenski
|
| Charles Ingram |
Demetrius Owens
|
| Paul Francis |
Danny Kelley
|
| Chad Smith |
Jason Mabry
|
|
|
|
| Plot |
| While it offers nothing new to the military action genre, Tears of the Sun distinguishes itself with fine acting, expert craftsmanship, and seriousness of purpose. Its familiar "extraction mission" plot is essentially similar to that of Black Hawk Down, involving a crack team of U.S. Special Ops commandos struggling to rescue innocent missionaries amidst the bloody horror of Nigerian ethnic cleansing. With Bruce Willis as their grizzled, no-nonsense commander, the skillful team enters a hot zone that gets even hotter when their "package"--an American national (Monica Bellucci) who runs the isolated mission--demands that 70 Nigerian villagers be included in the rescue. Willis's uneasy conscience leads him to defy orders and expand his mission, and in an ambitious follow up to Training Day, director Antoine Fuqua escalates tension and strike-force with considerable emotional impact. Originally considered as a potential entry in Willis's Die Hard series, and released on the eve of America's war with Iraq, Tears of the Sun admirably avoids jingoism with its rousing story of personal good vs. political evil. --Jeff Shannon |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Adventure; Thriller; Action |
| Director |
Antoine Fuqua |
| Producer |
Ian Bryce; Mike Lobell; Stephen J. Eads |
| Writer |
Alex Lasker; Patrick Cirillo |
|
| Studio |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Country |
USA
|
| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
121 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
3/7/2003 |
| Color |
Color |
|
| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
693 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
|
| Edition Details |
| Edition |
Special Edition |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 2.40:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Barcode |
043396097513 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
6/10/2003 |
| Subtitles |
English; French |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
|
|
Extra Features
|
Audio Commentary From Director Antoine Fugua
Writer's Observations
Journey To Safety: Making Tears of the Sun
Voices of Africa
Africa Fact Track
Interactive Map of Africa
Trailers
Animated Menus
|
|
