Tears of the Sun

2003
R
2h 1m

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6.6/10

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Action Drama Thriller War

A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too.A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too.A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

132K

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POPULARITY

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- 2 nominations

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Trivia
Tensions flared between director Antoine Fuqua and Bruce Willis soon after principal photography began. By the end, they vowed never to work with the other again.

Goofs
Immediately after the initial extraction from the evacuation point that was 7.5 miles from the mission, the helicopters fly over the mission. If it was safe to fly over the mission at low altitude, then why wasn't the evacuation simply conducted at the mission itself? What possible benefit could accrue to the SEAL team or the evacuees by making them hike 7.5 miles through difficult and hostile terrain, for an evacuation about a day later than was possible?

Quotes
[last title card]
Title card: The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke

Crazy credits
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke

Alternate versions
DVD Director's Extended Cut is 142 minutes (theatrical version 121 minutes).

Connections
Featured in Action Heroes: Under Fire (2003)

Soundtracks
Yekeleni Part I / Mia's Lullabye
Vocals by Lebo M., Lisa Gerrard
Written by Lisa Gerrard, Steve Jablonsky [Mia's Lullaby]
Written by Heitor Pereira, Lebo M. [Yekeleni Part I]

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Featured review

7/10

Love it!

'Tears of the Sun' is still one of my favorite war movies - not necessarily because of the war elements, but due to the humanistic element, and the amount of emotion the film contains. (Although strictly speaking this is not a war film as such, I suppose).

This is also the time still when Bruce Willis was actually leading a film, and not making small appearances only, yet with his name written bigger than the film's title on the poster. Willis makes a credible hero, with very good character development. The rest of the cast were very good, as well, and the characters didn't have the cliched introductions like most war movies do.

'Tears of the Sun' is refreshingly without comic relief or a romance interest. It is a fast-paced action thriller with feeling. The finale is stunning. This is an incredible film.

Would I watch it again? Yes, and again, and again.