Summary
Tears of the Sun is an American thriller film first released in 2003,
directed by Antoine Fuqua.
The film stars Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker and Johnny Messner.
It has also been released under the title: Rules of Engagement.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Antoine Fuqua
- Script: Antoine Fuqua
- Photo: Mauro Fiore
- Music: Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer
- Cast: Bruce Willis (Lieutenant A.K. Waters), Monica Bellucci (Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks), Cole Hauser (James ’Red’ Atkins), Eamonn Walker (Ellis ’Zee’ Pettigrew), Johnny Messner (Kelly Lake), Nick Chinlund (Michael ’Slo’ Slowenski), Charles Ingram (Demetrius ’Silk’ Owens), Paul Francis (Danny ’Doc’ Kelley), Chad Smith (Jason ’Flea’ Mabry), Tom Skerritt (Captain Bill Rhodes), Malick Bowens (Colonel Idris Sadick), Awaovieyi Agie (Musa), Akosua Busia (Patience), 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), Fionnula Flanagan (Sister Grace), Cornelia Hayes O’Herlihy (Sister Siobhan), Pierrino Mascarino (Father Gianni), Peter Mensah (Terwase), Howard Mungo (President Samuel Azuka), Kanayo Chiemelu (General Mustafa Yakubu), Nkeonye Nwankwo (Refugee Woman), Alpha Osman Davis (Alpha), Morris Sesay (Man with Goat), Cle Shaheed Sloan (Mission Rebel), Kobby Dankyi (Rebel Officer), Lahai Fahnbulleh (Injured Old Man), Allison Dean (Rape Victim), Rodney Charles (Christopher Marwa), 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 Neavill (Chanting Woman), Gerald Michael Burch (Refugee Camp Guard), Frederick Harris Jr. (Refugee Camp Guard), Elton C. Garner Jr. (Refugee Camp Guard), Floyd W. Vaughn (Relief Worker), John Anyak (Refugee), Ganohon Ansansame (Refugee), Kelani Babatunde (Refugee), Pele Leba Castro (Refugee), Haddy Cham (Refugee), Mariama Cisse (Refugee), Nafisatou Cisse (Refugee), Ngone’ Dia (Refugee), Khady Dieng (Refugee), Fortune Diginee (Refugee), Fidelis Ezch (Refugee), Awino Gam (Refugee), Santino Garang (Refugee), Josanne Hutchinson (Refugee), Evelyn Kabba (Refugee), Fatmata Kargbo (Refugee), Hannah Koroma (Refugee), Gabriel Magok (Refugee), Sarah M. Mansaray (Refugee), Sophia Mark (Refugee), Abraham Nhiany (Refugee), Nathaniel Nyok (Refugee), Christiana Obani (Refugee), Esther Quaye (Refugee), Martha Quaye (Refugee), Alice B. Shaw (Refugee), Antonio Suco (Refugee), Faustino Suco (Refugee), Carmel Nyirabimana-Izuba (Refugee), Mark Bedell (F-18 Pilot), Justin Rodgers Hall (Rebel Soldier), Franky Mwangi (African child from mission)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 121 min
- Aka: Rules of Engagement
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