Title Tears of the Sun Overview 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. Tagline He was trained to follow orders. He became a hero by defying them. Genres Action, Drama, War Keywords u.s. army, nigeria, president Production Companies Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, Cheyenne Enterprises, Michael Lobell Productions Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 121 Release Year 2003
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 86 million USD