Only a few days left to see this film which started a war between Bruce Willis and a famous director

Be careful, you only have a few days left to (re)discover this film, which was at the origin of a falling out between Bruce Willis and Antoine Fuqua, before it leaves its streaming platform for good.

Exit alert: no less than five films are about to leave Prime Video Monday, May 15, including The sun’s Teardrops with Bruce Willis. In this war movie, the actor plays AK Waters, an American lieutenant who, with his commando team of marines, receives the order to recover Dr. Lena Kendricks in a village in Nigeria threatened by civil war. But when they arrive, the Italian-American citizen refuses to flee and abandon the refugees she is caring for. A refusal which further complicates the mission of Lieutenant Waters and his men. As rebel troops approach, Lt. Waters disobeys the rules and sets out to rescue the entire community.

The sun’s Teardrops : shooting under high tension

By reading the scenario, which is inspired by a real mission carried out by a Canadian anti-terrorist group, Bruce Willis immediately saw the opportunity for a big success at the box office. If the title of the film The sun’s Teardrops (Tears of the Sun in VO) was initially that of a project for a fourth part Die Hardthe actor asked for permission to use it for this feature film, the production of which was entrusted to Antoine Fuqua (to whom we owe Training Day or Equalizer). Tensions quickly arise on the set between the filmmaker and Bruce Willis. The latter wanted to make a film on the heroism of the American army, while Antoine Fuqua wanted to raise public awareness of the plight of African refugees and the indifference of certain major world powers. At the end of filming, they made a promise never to work together again..

Warrior, The Girl on the Train…these other movies leaving Prime Video on May 15

The sun’s Teardrops is not the only feature film to leave Prime Video on May 15. You only have a few days left to see or see the romantic comedies again A very modern family with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman and an endless day with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. In a completely different register, the thriller The Girl on the Train starring Emily Blunt will also no longer be available after Monday, May 15, as will the brawny drama Warrior with Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton.

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