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Tears of the Sun (2003) [R]

Release Date:
March 7, 2003

Original Title:
Tears of the Sun

Alternate Titles:
Hostile Act
Jecaji sunca
Plachŭt na slŭntseto
Rules of Engagement
Slozy solntsa
Slʹozy sontsya
Ta dákrya tou íliou
Tears of the Sun
Tears of the Sun (2003)
猎日风暴
태양의 눈물

Genres:
Action | Drama | War

Production Companies:
Cheyenne Enterprises
Columbia Pictures
Michael Lobell Productions
Revolution Studios

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA15+  BE: 16  BR: 14  CZ: 15+  DE: 16  DK: 15  FI: K-16  FR: 12  GB: 15  GR: 15  HU: 16  IE: 15  KR: 12  MX: C  NL: 16  NO: 15  PL: 16  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 121

He was trained to follow orders. He became a hero by defying them.

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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.

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ADR Editor:
Mary Andrews

ADR Mixer:
Howard London

ADR Supervisor:
Elizabeth Kenton

ADR Voice Casting:
Barbara Harris

Additional Music:
Jim Dooley

Additional Photography:
Dan Moore

Additional Second Assistant Camera:
Robert Baek

Additional Second Assistant Director:
Giselle Gurza

Aerial Coordinator:
Randy Peters

Aerial Director of Photography:
Larry Blanford

Ager/Dyer:
Rebeka L. Roberts

Animal Coordinator:
Thomas L. Gunderson

Armorer:
Mike Cunningham

Art Department Assistant:
Heather Hudson

Art Department Coordinator:
Melody Bishop

Art Department Production Assistant:
Anne Marie Wilson

Art Direction:
David Lazan

Assistant Accountant:
Joseph K. Borrelli

Assistant Art Director:
Robert Fechtman
Steven Schwartz

Assistant Camera:
Tyler Allison

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician:
Simone Perusse

Assistant Decorator:
Shannon Hart

Assistant Editor:
Daniel Boccoli
Jennifer Calbi

Assistant Location Manager:
Brad Bell

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Susan Ehrhart

Assistant Property Master:
Melissa Feinberg

Assistant Sound Editor:
Oscar Mitt

Associate Producer:
Heidi Fugeman
Stephen J. Eads
Cathy Schulman

Best Boy Electric:
Michael Tolochko

Boom Operator:
Marvin E. Lewis

CG Supervisor:
Russell Earl

Camera Operator:
Douglas Olivares
Maurice K. McGuire

Camera Technician:
Steven J. Winslow

Casting:
Mary Vernieu

Casting Assistant:
Beanie Barnes

Casting Associate:
Shalimar Reodica

Chief Lighting Technician:
Kelly Clear

Co-Producer:
Steven P. Saeta

Color Timer:
Jim Passon

Conductor:
Bruce Fowler

Construction Coordinator:
Joe Ondrejko

Construction Foreman:
Guy Belegaud

Costume Design:
Marlene Stewart

Costume Supervisor:
Mark Peterson

Costumer:
Nancy Collini

Dialogue Editor:
Susan Dudeck
Curt Schulkey
Hugo Weng

Digital Compositors:
Tory Mercer

Director:
Antoine Fuqua

Director of Photography:
Mauro Fiore

Dolly Grip:
Seth Greenwald

Driver:
Kelly Loo

Editor:
Christopher Holmes
Conrad Buff IV

Electrician:
Kevin Brown

Executive In Charge Of Post Production:
Daniel R. Chavez

Executive Producer:
Joe Roth

Extras Casting:
Deedra Ricketts

Extras Casting Assistant:
K.D. Smith

Extras Casting Coordinator:
Kira Burns

First Assistant Accountant:
Noelle Coughlan

First Assistant Camera:
Gary Katsuya Ushino

First Assistant Director:
K.C. Hodenfield

First Assistant Editor:
Carole A. Kenneally

First Assistant Sound Editor:
Josephine Nericcio

Foley Editor:
Mike Chock

Foley Supervisor:
John Joseph Thomas

Gaffer:
Michael Bauman

Generator Operator:
John Armstrong

Graphic Designer:
Jason Sweers

Greensman:
Ronald S. Baratie
Isaia Robins

Grip:
Alan Mozo

Hairstylist:
Erma Kent

Intern:
Adam Howell

Key Costumer:
Holly Davis

Key Grip:
Stuart Abramson

Key Hair Stylist:
Kenneth Walker

Key Makeup Artist:
Richard Snell

Key Set Costumer:
Toby Bronson

Leadman:
Jason Bedig

Location Assistant:
Norman Kali

Location Manager:
Liz Matthews

Makeup Artist:
Leslie Devlin
Deborah Rutherford

Makeup Department Head:
John Blake

Makeup Effects:
Chantal Boom'la

Music Editor:
Slamm Andrews

Music Programmer:
Matthias Weber

Musician:
Hugh Marsh

Negative Cutter:
Mo Henry

Orchestrator:
Bruce Fowler

Original Music Composer:
Lisa Gerrard
Hans Zimmer

Payroll Accountant:
David Krudis

Pilot:
David Paris

Playback Singer:
Harrison White

Post Production Supervisor:
Susan E. Novick

Producer:
Ian Bryce
Mike Lobell
Arnold Rifkin

Production Accountant:
Denise Morgan McGrath

Production Assistant:
Doug Carter

Production Coordinator:
Mitchell Bell

Production Design:
Naomi Shohan

Production Secretary:
Scott Hanson

Production Sound Mixer:
Willie D. Burton

Projection:
Scott Ejercito

Property Master:
Eric J. Bates
David H. Allen

Propmaker:
Brett Phillips

Prosthetic Makeup Artist:
Douglas Noe
Clinton Wayne

Researcher:
Amina Allean Dieye

Rigging Gaffer:
Charlie McIntyre

Rigging Grip:
Armen Gharagozian

Scoring Mixer:
Malcolm Luker

Screenplay:
Patrick Cirillo
Alex Lasker

Script Supervisor:
Mary Anne Seward

Second Assistant Accountant:
Eileen M. Dennis

Second Assistant Camera:
Ken Bazal

Second Assistant Director:
Jeff Okabayashi

Second Second Assistant Director:
Paula Case

Second Unit Director:
Phil Neilson

Security:
Steena Petersen

Set Costumer:
Lori Harris

Set Decoration:
Larry Dias

Set Designer:
Domenic Silvestri
Gary Diamond
Barbara Mesney
Charisse Cardenas

Set Dresser:
Russell Maki

Set Medic:
Jonas C. Matz

Set Production Assistant:
Sheree Greco

Software Engineer:
John Charles

Sound Designer:
Ken J. Johnson

Sound Effects Editor:
Ken J. Johnson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Michael Herbick
Daniel J. Leahy
Steve Pederson

Sound Recordist:
Sean Landeros

Special Effects Supervisor:
John Frazier

Special Effects Technician:
Archie Ahuna

Stand In:
Kym Stys

Still Photographer:
Frank Masi

Storyboard Artist:
Jim Magdaleno

Studio Teachers:
Rhona Gordon

Stunt Coordinator:
Phil Neilson
Keith Woulard

Stunt Double:
Charles Grisham

Stunts:
Eric Chambers
Eugene Collier
Layla Alexander

Supervising Music Editor:
Bob Badami

Supervising Sound Editor:
George Simpson

Tailor:
Cathie Valdovino

Technical Advisor:
Harry Humphries

Translator:
Maguy R. Cohen

Transportation Captain:
Irish Barber

Transportation Co-Captain:
Bob Wachs

Transportation Coordinator:
Randy Peters

Travel Coordinator:
Sissy Grover

Unit Production Manager:
Steven P. Saeta

Unit Publicist:
Ernie Malik

Utility Stunts:
Josef Cannon

Visual Effects:
Patrick Phillips

Visual Effects Coordinator:
David M. Gray

Visual Effects Editor:
Lars Jensvold

Visual Effects Producer:
Denise Ream

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Scott Farrar

Vocals:
Lisa Gerrard

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