true story?

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2004)

My boyfriend and I went and saw this movie the other night. We thought it was well written and it had a great cast. Denzel did a great job as usual. If you have kids and they want to see it, just keep in mind that there's a lot of violence. There's about 1-2 minutes of sexual conduct and thats it. I would really like to know if this movie is based on a true story. The ending makes me think it is, but the dates given at the end would make it impossible to produce a movie in that short of time. I've looked up the names on the internet and nothing really comes up for it. So if anyone can help me out and tell me if it is or isn't i would really appreciate it. Thank you.