The cast of tears of the sun features refugees portrayed by actual african refugees living in the united states. The only thing used in tears of the sun from kauai was a photo used on the poster. Theres a lot to admire about antoine fuquas tears of the sun amidst the ra ra america sentiment, and the weak storyline about a hard as nails. Thats even funnier than army secret special forces being used in an official capacity and not right out of a steven segal movie. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of tears of the sun with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Tears of the sun 2003 the story is based on a mission of the canadian joint task force two jtf2 that took place in colombia. A specialops 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. By tokunbo ojo the starving african exists as a point in space from which we measure our own wealth, success and prosperity, a darkness against which we can view our own cultural triumphs. Tears of the sun is the first film photographed on the nimitzclass nuclear aircraft carrier uss harry s. Specifically, those spots are identified as the following.
Tears of the sun nicesounding title, having no apparent meaning in the movie is the latest example of warastoysoldiers. The scenery is outstanding, and yes, it was filmed in hawaii as we thought and no, i wont make any comments about the cast of lost passing through the back of any of the shots. A pensioner in a coronavirus lockdown in spain was brought to tears after her neighbours surprised her with a cake for her 80th birthday. With all the explosions going on during the filming of tears of the sun, its no wonder bruce willis got carried away in describing oahus. Waters, a us navy seal commander who leads his team into nigeria during a coup to extract lena kendricks monica bellucci, an american doctor. Tears of the sun is a 2003 american war action thriller film depicting a u. Tears of the sun is a 2003 american action war drama film depicting a u. Simplistic warmovie morality play lionizes superheroic us navy seals led by bruce willis as they rescue refugees and battle evil ethniccleansing rebel forces amid a nigerian civil war. Bruce willis, cole hauser, monica bellucci tears of the sun 2003 official trailer 1 bruce willis movie a specialops commander. Dole plantation, 641550 kamehameha highway, wahiawa. Conference of catholic bishops office of film and broadcasting. Forced by his conscience to disobey orders, waters and his team race against time to escort the refugees to a border town where they will find safe haven before. In the film, willis, a universally known motion picture star and celebrity. 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.
Tears of the sun 2003 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Nigerian rebels have successfully overthrown a democratically elected government. Feb 29, 2020 joes brave family agreed for his journey to be filmed for bbc documentary hospital and viewers were left in tears at his final words on screen before he passed away during the high risk procedure. Kim so eun sheds tears as she opens up about working with. Shavenheaded, crinklyeyed bruce is the navy seal lieutenant sent with his men into. The filmmakers searched across asia in an attempt to find locations that resembled 1941 shanghai. Action movies bruce willis tears of the sun tears of the sun is a 2003 american action war drama film depicting a u.
In hawaii, various sites on the island of oahu were used for on location scenes. My hubby was on the uss harry s truman and a portion was filmed onboard for the naval scenes and teh rest of filmed on hawaii the hubby said bruce willis was. Tears of the sun internet movie firearms database guns. Tears of the sun is a 2003 american action film starring bruce willis as lieutenant a. They entered negotiations with shanghai film studios and china film coproduction corporation in 1985. Was it shot in nigeria this film stars bruce willis with some other stars and it is about nigeria. When she goes with the team to the extraction site along with 80 refugees from her village, lena discovers that the seals mission is only to. They wanted to film as much in africa as possible but filming was done right after 911 and it made more sense to keep the cast and crew in a. The dialogue is basic stuff but trilingual monica bellucci as dr. What makes it stand out is that instead of modern action where nobody can see enough of. Actually filmed on hawaiis oahu island around a wellworn touristic hiking trail of manoa falls at the base of the koolau mountains, tears of the sun could easily resemble a similar rain forest in africa. Waters bruce willis commands the team sent to rescue u.
In africa people often use the term being a child or son of africa. Tears of the sun seal movie based on jtf 2 mission. Jan 22, 2012 tears of the sun 2003 the story is based on a mission of the canadian joint task force two jtf2 that took place in colombia. Waters bruce willis is sent into the heart of wartorn africa on a hazardous mission to rescue dr. Kauai was featured as a film location for two action movies released in 2006 and 2007. The movie is powerful and compelling and beautifully filmed. Tears of joy from man who filmed freddie grays arrest may 01, 2015 12. As a side note the film was actually filmed in hawaii.
Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Joes brave family agreed for his journey to be filmed for bbc documentary hospital and viewers were left in tears at his final words on screen before he passed away during the high risk procedure. Tears of the sun, shot mainly in hawaii, was released in march 2003. Til tears of the sun is based on the true story of a secret.
Tears of the sun is a 2003 american action drama film depicting a u. Tears of the sun is a 2003 american action thriller film depicting a u. Navy seal team rescue mission amidst a civil war in nigeria. This is a good oldfashioned action film, in spite of its very relevant story. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Tears of the sun 2003 download movie for mobile in best quality 3gp and mp4 format. Empire of the sun was filmed at elstree studios in the united kingdom, and on location in shanghai and spain. Tears of the sun 2003 official trailer 1 bruce willis movie. Lena fiore kendricks en route to her jungle hospital. Tears of the sun is a film constructed out of rain, cinematography and the face of bruce willis.
One of their special operators sold this history to this movies production. The film was directed by antoine fuqua willis produced tears of the sun. Dec 20, 2014 tears of the sun full movie subtitled in spanish tears of the sun full movie subtitled in french tears of the sun film complet soustitree en francais tears of the sun full movie subtitled in german tears of the sun volledige film ondertiteld in het nederlands tears of the sun full movie subtitled in portuguese tears of the sun filme completo. Tears of the sun 2003 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Operation transformation leader tanya carroll was in tears as she thanked her family for their support saying she genuinely didnt think that i could be this happy again. In tears of the sun, a militaryrescue thriller set in the jungles of nigeria it was actually shot in hawaii, bruce willis, as navy seal lieutenant a. Tears of the sun brief information tears of the sun is a 2003 american war film depicting a u. When the beautiful doctor refuses to abandon the refugees in her care, lt. I couldnt help but see a cloud of fantasy hover over certain major elements of the story but it was a good fantasy a fantasy where regular men can do something purely noble and selfless in the face of such horror and uncompromising violence. Problematic characterization and images of africa resonate in the recently released hollywood movie, tears of the sun, which stars bruce willis. Technically competent twaddle is all that can be said of this gungho bruce willis vehicle.
Tears of the sun is the first known film to depict u. Woman, 80, in coronavirus lockdown in spain in tears as. The mk23 is a large offensive handgun developed in germany for the ussocom united states special operations command. Lena kendricks is easily the most irritating character in the story. Tears of the sun, empire of the sun, a place in the sun, under the tuscan sun, evil under the sun, the sun also rises, a. Shot in the jungle of hawaii in the us the film is about the rescue of dr. Lena fiore kendricks monica bellucci from the civil war en route to her jungle hospital. Les larmes du soleil, man of war, rules of engagement, hostile act, hostile rescue.
Of all the barbarities in all the world not least in africa hollywood had to wade into a. Hence tears of the sun could also be read as tears of the son, where the children of africa are crying. For me, tears of the sun is all about how easy it can be to make a film on the perceived brutalities of another man, easier still to turn it into a crashing bore of a film. Mar 05, 2003 in tears of the sun, a militaryrescue thriller set in the jungles of nigeria it was actually shot in hawaii, bruce willis, as navy seal lieutenant a. Willis had hold of this story from 1995 and it seems a passionate piece for him, and i find that quite amazing that not only can he give it up so easily to a new director, but that he also produces such a restrained and controlled performance.
Also stream tears of the sun on your mobile, tablets and ipads. Tears of the sun full movie hd 1080p video dailymotion. These materials are sufficient to build a film almost as good as if there had been a better screenplay. Sam, who is ten years younger than linda at 51, was hospitalised on friday along with his wife. Tears of the sun ranks as one of my favorites in my dvd collection as being one of the most beautiful filmed movie and actionadventure thrill ride with well casted good and bad guys that never lets up. The movie was filmed two years ago, and as the actors looked back on their time working on the project, kim so eun shed tears as she spoke of working with jeon mi sun, who played her mother in the.
In hawaii, various sites on the island of oahu were used. Mar 17, 2020 a pensioner in a coronavirus lockdown in spain was brought to tears after her neighbours surprised her with a cake for her 80th birthday. Its the classic tale of mission versus morality with a lot of tension. Mar 05, 2003 n estled snugly between the belligerent warmongering of we were soldiers and the apolitical pretense of black hawk down, the new bruce willis vehicle tears of the sun is a startlingly active embrace of both liberal and conservative principles without the cleverness or the gumption to effectively acknowledge either one. Although hans zimmer receives nominal credit, tears of the sun is in fact a collaborative effort featuring contributions from the composers media ventures colleagues including lebo m. Charlotte dawson has filmed an emotional documentary about her late comic legend father les. Unlike most action war pictures that find a conflict to exploit, tears of the sun immerses itself in the horror of the political situation, and the horrific genocide that is currently taking place. Lena fiore kendricks monica bellucci before the approaching rebels reach her jungle hospital. Linda was one of the bestknown page 3 girls to appear in the sun credit. Well written and directed by the director of training day and the newer shooter, the screenplay was above average too.
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. Nov 30, 2016 action movies bruce willis tears of the sun tears of the sun is a 2003 american action war drama film depicting a u. Charlotte dawson left in tears as she filmed emotional. Watch tears of the sun online by pudjiantofery issuu. Download tears of the sun 2003 movie full hd, divx, dvd summary movie tears of the sun 2003 navy seal lieutenant a. Michael maren, an american and former peace corps aid worker in kenya. An exmember of the commandos wrote the original story and suggested it when he met the production team of executive decision on a set in nevada. Tears of the sun is bruce willis the green berets, a film that weighs the merits of the united states acting as the worlds policeman and renders a judgment emphatically in the affirmative. Lena kendricks, an american citizen by marriage who was caught in the middle of civil unrest in nigeria after a military coup. Tears of the sun 2003 tears of the sun, looking where you could download movies completely free. Theres a lot to admire about antoine fuquas tears of the sun amidst the ra ra america sentiment, and the weak storyline about a hard as nails lieutenant who never disobeys an order until now. Waters is a veteran navy seal whose commander has given his team a special assignment. I havent been really exited about the recent action films in the last couple years, however, im looking forward to seeing tears of the sun.
He filmed the sequel on the condition that he could use its subtitle for his seals war film. The sh60b seahawk helicopters in the film are from the hsl37 easy riders stationed at marine corps base hawaii, oahu, hawaii. Download tears of the sun 2003 movie full hd, divx, dvd. In a case like this, the editor often deserves the credit, for concealing what is not there with the power of what remains. The ex on the beach star, who was just ninemonthsold at the time of his death, revealed the itv show. Navy seal team rescue mission amidst the civil war in nigeria. Til tears of the sun is based on the true story of a. Linda lusardi bursts into tears at kindness of nhs staff. Susie, emiles house in south pacific was the birkshire estate which is vacant land to the south of st.