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Tears of the Sun (2003)

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R | 1 hr 58 mins | Action, Thriller | Released: 3/7/2003 |Box Office Total: $43.4M

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Synopsis:

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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/7/2003

Studio	Credit
Revolution Studios	Studio
Director	Credit
Antoine Fuqua	Director
Cast	Credit
Bruce Willis	Lieutenant A K Waters
Monica Bellucci	Dr Lena Kendricks
Cole Hauser	James “Red” Atkins
Eamonn Walker	Ellis “Zee” Pettigrew
Nick Chinlund	Michael “Slo” Slowenski
Fionnula Flanagan	Sister Grace
Malick Bowens	Colonel Idris Sadick
Tom Skerritt	Captain Bill Rhodes
Johnny Messner	Kelly Lake
Paul Francis	Danny “Doc” Kelley
Chad Smith	Jason “Flea” Mabry
Akosua Busia	Patience
Peter Mensah	Terwase
Charles Ingram	Demetrius “Silk” Owens
Rodney Charles	Christopher Marwah
Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy	Sister Siobhan
Awaovieyi Agie	Musa
Hadar Busia-Singleton	Amaka
Ida Onyango	Lasana
Fabrice Yahve Habimana Jr	Bujo
Sammi Rotibi	Arthur Azuka
Benjamin Ochieng	Colonel Emanuel Okeze
Jimmy Jean-Louis	Gideon
Pierrino Mascarino	Father Gianni
Kanayo Chiemelu	General Mustafa Yakubu
Howard Mungo	President Azuka
Alpha Osman Davies	Alpha
Morris Sesay	Man with Goat
Cle Shaheed Sloan	Mission Rebel
Kobby Dankyi	Rebel Officer
Lahai Fahnbulleh	Injured Old Man
Allison Dean	Rape Victim
Jewel McDonald	Village Woman
George Reid	Tortured Villager
Yannick Doth	Teenage Rebel Soldier
Ousmane Sall	Village Attacker
Harry Van Gorkum	Carrier Reporter
Michael Clossin	Rhodes' Aide
Anthony Vaughan	Rebel Squad Commander
Randall J Gillet	Seahawk Pilot
William Wood	Carrier Corpsman
Chinyere A Joyce	Chanting Woman
Martha Myles	Chanting Woman
Gerald M Burch	Refugee Camp Guard
Frederick Harris Jr	Refugee Camp Guard
Elton C Garner Jr	Refugee Camp Guard
Floyd W Vaughan	Relief Worker
Production Credits	Credit
Joe Roth	Executive Producer
Stephen J Eads	Associate Producer
Mike Lobell	Producer
Steven P Saeta	Co-Producer
Arnold Rifkin	Producer
Heidi Lindelof	Associate Producer
Cathy Schulman	Associate Producer
Ian Bryce	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Mike Lobell Productions	Production Company
Rifkin/Eberts, LLC	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Hawaii, USA
Writer	Credit
Patrick Cirillo	Screenplay
Alex Lasker	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Denise McGrath	Production Accountant
David Krudis	Accountant
Robert Griffith	Assistant Accountant
Noelle Pollock Coughlan	Assistant Production Accountant
Joseph Borrelli	Assistant Production Accountant
William Powell	Assistant Accountant
Sarah Tucker	Accountant - Construction Accountant
Eileen Dennis	Assistant Production Accountant
Shannon Crimmins	Assistant Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Thornton Lukela	Assistant Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Melvin W Miranda Sr	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Naomi Shohan	Production Designer
Larry Dias	Set Decorator
David Lazan	Art Director
Charisse Cardenas	Set Designer
Jason Bedig	Leadman
Melody Bishop	Art Department Coordinator
Brent Blom	Set Dresser - Set Dressing Gang Boss
Gary A Brewer	Swing Gang
Tom Hrupcho	Painter - Paint Foreman
Shannon Hart	Art Department - Buyer
Jim Magdaleno	Storyboard Artist
Tom Lay	Illustrator
Don Goodman	Dresser - Drapery Foreman
Robert Fechtman	Assistant Art Director
Anne Marie Wilson	Art Assistant - Art Department Assistant
John H Maxwell	Dresser
Henry Schaub	Painter
Barbara Mesney	Set Designer
Steven Schwartz	Assistant Art Director
Michael Ka'ahanui Jr	Swing Gang
Domenic Silvestri	Set Designer
Russell Maki	Swing Gang
Gary C Diamond	Set Designer
Robert Brooke Sartorius	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
Mary Vernieu	Casting
Shalimar Reodica	Casting Associate
Marie-Noelle Pouliot Homcy	Extras Casting Assistant
Deedra Ricketts	Extras Casting
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting - ADR Voice Casting
Kira Burns	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Coordinator
Isabel Vega	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Coordinator
Craft Services	Credit
Donovan Ahuna	Craft Service
Ed Sienkaniec ('Bubba')	Catering - Head Chef
Dana Sato	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Larry Hoki	Projectionist
Kirk Gardner	Camera Operator
Emil Clayton Hampton	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Dave Deever	Video - Video Assist Operator
Rick Whitfield	Video Playback - Playback Imagery
Frank Masi	Photography - Still Photographer
Jim Passon	Color Timer
Mauro Fiore	Director of Photography
Kenny L Bazal Jr	Loader
Larry Blanford	Director of Photography - Aerial Director of Photography
Vincent Parker	Video Playback - Playback Imagery
Maurice K McGuire	Camera Operator
Gary Katsuya Ushino	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Keith Solomon	Camera Operator
Matthew Berner	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Justin Quach	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Mark Gerasimenko	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Revolution Studios	Film Financier
Music	Credit
Lebo M	Lyrics - African Poetry Composer
Heitor Pereira	Song
Bob Badami	Music Editor - Supervising Music Editor
Hans Zimmer	Music
Bruce Fowler	Music Conductor
Bruce Fowler	Orchestrations
Alan Meyerson	Score Mixing
Alan Meyerson	Score Recording - Orchestra Recorder
Jay Rifkin	Music Producer
Gregg W Silk	Music Engineer - Assistant Engineer
Lebo M	Music Performer - African Poetry Performer
Lebo M	Song
James Dooley	Music Performer
Mark Berger	Music Producer
Slamm Andrews	Music Editor
Lisa Gerrard	Song
Lisa Gerrard	Music Performer
Roy Prendergast	Music Editor - Temp Music Editor
Jennifer Nash	Music Editor - Additional Music Editor
Steve Jablonsky	Song
Steve Jablonsky	Music Performer
Hugh Marsh	Music Performer
Martin Tillman	Song
James Dooley	Song
Heitor Pereira	Music Performer
Ali Tavallali	Music Performer
Andreas Vollenweider	Song
Hans Zimmer	Song
Martin Tillman	Music Performer
Andreas Vollenweider	Music Performer
Mel Wesson	Music Performer
Physical Effects	Credit
Phil Neilson	Stunt Coordinator
Layla Alexander	Stunts
Keith Woulard	Stunt Coordinator - Stunt Co-Coordinator
Mike Barber	Stunts
Steve Boyles	Stunts
Andy Martin	Stunt Coordinator
Eric Chambers	Stunts
Eugene Collier	Stunts
Keith Davis	Stunts
Albert Greenwood	Stunts
Charles Grisham	Stunts
Jimmy Hart	Stunts
Hollis Hill	Stunts
Kevin L Jackson	Stunts
Chuck Jeffreys	Stunts
Horace Knight	Stunts
Mark Kubr	Stunts
Brock Little	Stunts
Kortney T Manns	Stunts
Gina Mari	Stunts
Scott McCoy	Stunts
Derrick Simmons	Stunts
Monica Stagg	Stunts
Matt Waite	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
K C Hodenfield	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Susan Novick	Post-Production Supervisor
Steven P Saeta	Production Manager
Susan Ehrhart	Assistant Production Coordinator
Mitchell Bell	Production Coordinator
Tyler Elliott	Assistant Location Manager
Liz Matthews	Location Manager
Mary Anne Seward	Script Supervisor
Rich T Sickler	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Bradford F Bell	Assistant Location Manager
Jeff Okabayashi	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Marilyn Mick	Assistant Location Manager
W Scott Wolf	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Philip Hardage	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Paula Harris	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Giselle Gurza Junco	Assistant Director - Additional Second Assistant Director
Joyce McCarthy	Assistant Director - Additional Second Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Ernie Malik	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Gary Ritchie	Sound Recordist
John Roesch	Foley Artist
Steve Pederson	Rerecording Mixer
Josephine Nericcio	Assistant Sound Editor
Hugo Weng	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Mark Coffey	Sound - Sound Assistant
Mary Jo Lang	Foley Mixer
Howard London	ADR Mixer
Marvin E Lewis	Boom Operator
Elizabeth Kenton	ADR Supervisor
Michael Jonascu	Sound Effects Editor
Ken J Johnson	Sound Effects - Weapons Sound Design
George Simpson	Sound Design
George Simpson	Sound Supervisor
Mike Chock	Foley Editor
Chris Fitzgerald	ADR - ADR Recordist
Scott Morgan	Foley Recordist
Mary Andrews	ADR Editor
Slamm Andrews	Recording Engineer
Willie D Burton	Sound Mixer
Randall K Bean	Recording Engineer
Chris Navarro	ADR - ADR Recordist
Steve Lee	Sound - Sound Librarian
Daniel Leahy	Rerecording Mixer
John Paul Fasal	Sound Effects - Sound Effects Recordist
Susan Dudeck	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Craig Weintraub	Assistant Sound Editor
Greg Steele	ADR Mixer
Piero Mura	Sound Effects Editor
Alyson Moore	Foley Artist
Kathy McCart	Sound Recordist
Oscar Mitt	Assistant Sound Editor
Curt Schulkey	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Eric Thompson	ADR Mixer
George Gambetta	Recording Engineer
Michael Herbick	Rerecording Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
John Frazier	Special Effects Supervisor
Scott Farrar	Visual Effects Supervisor
Archie K Ahuna	Special Effects Technician
David Gray	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Dana Friedman	Visual Effects Producer
Russell Earl	CG Supervisor
Beth D'Amato	Background Painter - Digital Paint
Beth D'Amato	Rotoscope Animator - Roto Lead
Terry Chostner	3-D Artist - 3-D Matchmove Artist
Jack Haye	Modelmaker - Digital Modeler
Lars Jensvold	Visual Effects Editor
James D Schwalm	Special Effects Foreman
Garrick Meeker	Software Engineer - Software Research & Development
Jason Sweers	Graphic Designer
Bruce Vecchitto	Effects Supervisor - Digital Timing Supervisor
Dean Yurke	Digital Effects Artist - Lead Digital Artist
Eddie Pasquarello	CG Supervisor
Denise Ream	Visual Effects Producer
Keith Johnson	3-D Artist - 3-D Matchmove Artist
Dale Taylor	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Hugh Bengs	Background Painter - Digital Paint
Hugh Bengs	Rotoscope Animator - Roto Artist
Fern Ahuna	Special Effects Technician
Roger Guyett	Visual Effects Supervisor
Shadi Almassizadeh	Digital Effects Artist - Look Development Digital Artist
David Amborn	Special Effects Foreman
Brad Falk	Digital Effects Artist
Randy Jonsson	3-D Artist - 3-D Matchmove Artist
Patrick Jarvis	Background Painter - Digital Paint
Patrick Jarvis	Rotoscope Animator - Roto Artist
Joe Gareri	Visual Effects Producer
Joe Pancake	Special Effects Foreman
Jack Davis	Special Effects Technician
David Sosalla	Visual Effects Supervisor
Dan Feinstein	Background Painter - Digital Paint
Dan Feinstein	Rotoscope Animator - Roto Artist
Ken Ebert	Special Effects Technician
Peg Hunter	Digital Effects Artist
Paul Kavanagh	Digital Effects Artist
Eric Frazier	Special Effects Technician
Tia Marshall	Digital Effects Artist
Howard Frazier	Special Effects Technician
Bruce Hayes	Special Effects Technician
Tory Mercer	Digital Effects Artist
Phillip Metshan	Digital Effects Artist
Jim Jolley	Special Effects Technician
Alan Kiriu	Special Effects Technician
Damian Steel	Digital Effects Artist
David Weitzberg	Digital Effects Artist
Clarence Logan	Special Effects Technician
Thomas Zils	Digital Effects Artist
Gary McEnroe	Special Effects Technician
Ken Mieding	Special Effects Technician
Francis Pennington	Special Effects Technician
Charles Raymond	Special Effects Technician
James D Schwalm	Special Effects Technician
Hal Selig	Special Effects Technician
Kenneth Kekoa Su'a	Special Effects Technician
Michael L K Su'a	Special Effects Technician
James G Thomas	Special Effects Technician
Ray Wilkerson	Special Effects Technician
Curtis Wingerter	Special Effects Technician
Brent Wischnack	Special Effects Technician
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Ivy Chiem Rowan	Tailor - Tailor/Seamstress
Marlene Stewart	Costume Designer
John Blake	Makeup - Department Head Makeup
Lori Stilson	Costumer
Kenneth Walker	Hair Stylist - Department Head Hair Stylist
Rebeka L Roberts	Costumes - Head Dyer
Mark A Peterson	Costume Supervisor
Gerald Quist	Makeup Artist
Nicole Chavez	Wardrobe Assistant
Holly Davis	Key Costumer
Mari-An Ceo	Costumer
Erma Kent	Hair Stylist
Antonnette Reed	Costumes - Ager/Dyer
Richard Snell	Makeup Artist
Mary Ann Changg	Tailor - Tailor/Seamstress
Toby Michael Bronson	Key Costumer
Joann Stafford-Chaney	Hair Stylist
Gildardo Tobon	Costumes - Ager/Dyer
Nancy Collini	Costumer
Leslie Devlin	Makeup Artist
Dallas Dornan	Costumer
Deborah Patino	Makeup Artist
Laine E Rykes	Makeup Artist (Pr)
Ira M Hammons-Glass	Costumer
Lori D Harris	Costumer
Charles W Kaeo	Costumer
Keawe Thurston	Costumer

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