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.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Benjamin A. Onyango
- Colonel Emanuel Okeze
- (as Benjamin Ochieng)
- Director
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- TriviaTensions 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.
- GoofsImmediately 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 versionsDVD Director's Extended Cut is 142 minutes (theatrical version 121 minutes).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Action Heroes: Under Fire (2003)
- SoundtracksYekeleni 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]
Featured review
If you like gritty, realistic action movies then this will not disappoint.
Tears of the Sun. A pretty typical actioner which reminded me a little of Navy SEALs, though grittier and more believable. Willis is his usual mostly expressionless self here, yet somehow he manages to get the part of the troubled Lieutenant across very well indeed. The other actors all do their parts well and leave little that makes you frown in their portrayal of hardened special forces personnel. It was nice to see Cole Hauser in this movie. An underrated actor who is only now starting to get decent parts since his role in Pitch Black. Almost makes me want to go and see 2Fast 2Furious to see how he does in that. Almost...
But back to the movie. The plot won't stretch your mind much and the "strange" reason why the rebels pursue the refugees so ardently isn't very hard to guess long before the characters in the story discover it. But the action is plentiful, as is the brutality portrayed. If you like sanitized action movies then this film might upset you a little. It's not for those who think that war is about pushing buttons from hundreds of miles away or that all soldiers carry a copy of the Geneva Convention in their kit and consult it regularly.
But if you like gritty, realistic action movies then this will not disappoint.
And now....a small rant.
Oh dear God! I can't believe some of the truly stupid comments here. The concept that this movie's sole purpose was as a propaganda vehicle to make people feel better about the Iraq conflict is laughable to anyone who has a higher IQ than their shoe size. And as for Hollywood constantly portraying Americans as the great saviours....well why the hell not? Who in God's name wants to go and be depressed watching "the good guys" shoot innocents and ignore suffering. Yeah, that'd do real well at the box office! Movies are meant to entertain and make you feel good, not come out of the theatre wanting to slash your wrists. Jeez! Get a grip you people.
Thank you....end of rant.
But back to the movie. The plot won't stretch your mind much and the "strange" reason why the rebels pursue the refugees so ardently isn't very hard to guess long before the characters in the story discover it. But the action is plentiful, as is the brutality portrayed. If you like sanitized action movies then this film might upset you a little. It's not for those who think that war is about pushing buttons from hundreds of miles away or that all soldiers carry a copy of the Geneva Convention in their kit and consult it regularly.
But if you like gritty, realistic action movies then this will not disappoint.
And now....a small rant.
Oh dear God! I can't believe some of the truly stupid comments here. The concept that this movie's sole purpose was as a propaganda vehicle to make people feel better about the Iraq conflict is laughable to anyone who has a higher IQ than their shoe size. And as for Hollywood constantly portraying Americans as the great saviours....well why the hell not? Who in God's name wants to go and be depressed watching "the good guys" shoot innocents and ignore suffering. Yeah, that'd do real well at the box office! Movies are meant to entertain and make you feel good, not come out of the theatre wanting to slash your wrists. Jeez! Get a grip you people.
Thank you....end of rant.
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- Jun 5, 2003
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- Hostile Act
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- Budget
- $75,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $43,734,876
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,057,213
- Mar 9, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $86,468,162
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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