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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, Dr. Lena Kendricks. Dr. Kendricks, an American citizen by marriage, is tending to the victims of the ongoing civil war at a Catholic mission in a remote village. When Waters arrives, however, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave unless he promises to help deliver the villagers to political asylum at the nearby border. If they are left behind, they will be at the mercy of the enormous rebel army. Waters is under strict orders from his commanding officer Captain Bill Rhodes to remain disengaged from the conflict. But as he and his men witness the brutality of the rebels first-hand, they are won over to Dr. Kendricks' cause and place their lives at risk by agreeing to escort the villagers on a perilous trek through the dense jungle. As they move through the countryside on foot, Waters' team, experts at evasion and concealment, are inexplicably and ferociously pursued by an army of rebels. They are confounded until they discover that, among the refugees, is the sole survivor of the country's previous ruling family, whom the rebels have been ordered to eliminate at all costs. Waters and his small band of soldiers must weigh the life of one man against their own and the refugees they feel obliged to protect.

Production
Cheyenne Enterprises; Michael Lobell Productions; Revolution Studios;

Cast Names
Bruce Willis; Monica Bellucci; Cole Hauser; Eamonn Walker; Johnny Messner; Nick Chinlund; Charles Ingram; Paul Francis; Chad Smith; Tom Skerritt; Malick Bowens; Awaovieyi Agie; Akosua Busia; Hadar Busia-Singleton; Ida Onyango; Fabrice Yahve Habimana Jr.; Sammi Rotibi; Benjamin Ochieng; Jimmy Jean-Louis; Fionnula Flanagan; Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy; Pierrino Mascarino; Peter Mensah; Howard Mungo; Kanayo Chiemelu; Nkeonye Nwankwo; Alpha Osman Davis; Morris Sesay; Cle Shaheed Sloan; Kobby Dankyi; Lahai Fahnbulleh; Allison Dean; Rodney Charles; Jewel McDonald; George Reid; Yannick Doth; Ousmane Sall; Harry Van Gorkum; Michael Clossin; Anthony Vaughan;

Box Office
USD 43,426,961

Release Date
2003-03-03 (premiere)
2003-03-07

Genres
Action; Drama; Thriller;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for strong war violence, some brutality and language.

Running Time
2 hr. 1 min.
2 hr. 22 min. (director's cut)

Director
Antoine Fuqua

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