TEARS OF THE SUN (DIRECTORS EXTENDED CUT) (DVD/WS 2.4 A/DD 5.1/ENG-FR-SUB) DVD

Tears of the Sun
A career soldier is forced to choose between following orders and saving lives in this action thriller. Lt. A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis) is a veteran Navy SEAL whose commander (Tom Skerritt) has given his team a special assignment. A Central African nation is expected to explode into war at any moment, and Waters and his cohorts are to escort any American citizens in the area to safety, most notably Dr. Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci), a doctor from the United States who has set up a clinic in the jungle. Waters and his men find Kendricks, but she refuses to leave with them unless she can bring along 70 refugees who have been left to her care. Kendricks makes it clear that if they are left behind, the refugees will face certain death, but Waters's C.O. insists he bring back Kendricks -- but not her patients. 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 invading troops can ambush them. Tears of the Sun (which was produced under the title Man of War) also features Cole Hauser and Fionnula Flanagan. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Bruce Willis as Lt. A.K. Waters Monica Bellucci as Dr. Lena Kendricks Cole Hauser as Atkins Fionnula Flanagan as Sister Grace Johnny Messner as Kelly Lake Malick Bowens as Col. Idris Sadick Tom Skerritt as Capt. Bill Rhodes Paul Francis as Danny "Doc" Kelley Chad Smith as Jason "Flea" Mabry Akosua Busia as Patience Peter Mensah as Terwase Charles Ingram as Demetrius "Silk" Owens

Crew David S. Lazan - Art Director Cathy Schulman - Associate Producer Heidi Fugeman - Associate Producer Stephen Eads - Associate Producer Mary Vernieu - Casting Steven P. Saeta - Co-producer Marlene Stewart - Costume Designer Rich Sickler - First Assistant Director K.C. Hodenfield - First Assistant Director Antoine Fuqua - Director Phil Nelson - Second Unit Director Conrad Buff - Editor Joe Roth - Executive Producer Hans Zimmer - Composer (Music Score) Naomi Shohan - Production Designer Mauro Fiore - Cinematographer Arnold Rifkin - Producer Ian Bryce - Producer Michael Lobell - Producer Domenic Silvestri - Set Designer Larry Dias - Set Designer Barbara Mesney - Set Designer Gary Diamond - Set Designer Charisse Cardenas - Set Designer George Simpson - Sound/Sound Designer Willie D. Burton - Sound/Sound Designer Chuck Jeffries - Stunts Phil Nelson - Stunts Coordinator George Simpson - Supervisor/Manager John Frazier - Special Effects Supervisor Harry Humphries - Technical Advisor Robert Orr - Screenwriter Patrick Cirillo - Screenwriter Malcolm Clarke - Screenwriter Alex Lasker - Screenwriter Roger Guyett - Visual Effects Supervisor Industrial Light & Magic - Visual Effects

Tears of the Sun
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc Over 24 minutes of never-before-seen footage Journey to Safety: Making of "Tears of the Sun" Voices of Africa Interactive map of Africa DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1: 2.40:1 MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 132 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Start [5:22] 2. Lt. Waters' Elite Operation [5:42] 3. The Prime Objective [3:11] 4. St. Michael's Mission [2:50] 5. "I Will Not Leave Without My People" [5:03] 6. Evacuating the Mission [7:14] 7. "Take the Baby" [8:56] 8. Danger on the Trail [6:48] 9. Cleansing of House of God [1:19] 10. Objective Accomplished [5:35] 11. Burn Down the Mission [2:11] 12. "We Can Only Take Twelve" [6:20] 13. Possible Hostiles [7:20] 14. Ringside Seats to an Ethnic Cleansing [2:28] 15. Rule of Engagement Party [10:27] 16. "This Is What They Do" [4:26] 17. Lena's Story [3:41] 18. "We Got Trouble" [2:45] 19. A Rat in the Next [2:14] 20. Arthur Azuka [2:52] 21. Doing the Right Thing [7:01] 22. Jungle Heat [3:48] 23. Slo Going Fast [3:58] 24. Under Attack [2:58] 25. "Hold the Line!" [2:22] 26. Run Through the Jungle [1:40] 27. "Let 'Er Rip!!!" [5:01] 28. Promises Kept [4:15]