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Synopsis: 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 C
Director(s): Antoine Fuqua
Production: Columbia Pictures
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
48
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
R
Year:
2003
121 min
$43,426,961
Website
785 Views


Quickly!

God will bless you, Lena.

-What did the captain say?

-What the f*** you think he said?

Okay, let's clear these hooches.

Come here, you guys.

lt's okay. lt's okay. Come on.

Hour and a half off the rendezvous

with the bird.

-Can only bring what they carry by back.

-Roger that.

-Where's that priest?

-He says he ain't coming.

Bless you, Lena.

Thank you for everything.

Don't cry, Sister, please.

We'll see each other again.

Take care of yourself.

-You got it, Lake?

-Hundred percent, sir.

All right. Let's go.

Take us out of here,

but don't run away from us.

Roger that.

Keep them moving. Keep them moving.

Come on.

Keep them moving, Slo.

Get her out of there.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Hey. Come on, let's go.

-Come on, now.

-Catch up!

Sister Grace.

-The mother?

-She is dead.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

What am l going to do

with this child?

Lena.

Lena, you'll have to take this child.

lt's the only chance she has.

We gotta move quicker than this.

We gotta get back for the Falcon game.

Come on.

Take care of yourself, girl.

Sister Siobhan.

Mind yourself.

Let's go, Sister. Pick your bag up.

Let's go now.

l'm not going.

Sister!

-L.T., she doesn't want to leave.

-l'm not going.

What?

Good luck.

-God bless you.

-Thanks be to God.

All right, let's make it quick.

Come on, ma'am, let's go.

Come on. We have plenty of work

to do now. Come on.

Take care.

Go with God.

-God already left Africa.

-Yeah.

Go easy, doc. Watch your step.

l got her.

We're only five klicks in. lt's seven

and a half miles to LZ Alpha.

We go any slower, we'll start going

backwards in time.

-Red, what do you got back there?

-Five stragglers.

-30 meters and falling from main body.

-All right, roll them up ASAP.

Let's go.

Come on. You've gotta speed up.

Ma'am, speed up.

You too. You--

Watch those trees.

l'm gonna help you.

lt's all right. l'll tell them.

We got you.

Lieutenant.

We need to stop.

-Lieutenant!

-l heard you.

We can't stop.

Behind schedule. Come on.

These people need to rest.

And we have a child

who needs medication.

Here we go.

There you go, ma'am.

Let's go.

Let's go, doctor.

Come on, sir. Here we go.

What you want to do?

Rest for 30.

Lake, hold it up.

We're gonna rest for 30.

Set a perimeter.

Perimeter up.

Ma'am, we gonna take 30.

L.T., we got guerrilla rebels inbound...

... on our path.

Dr. Kendricks, come with me

right away. Come here.

There's danger on the trail. You must do

everything you can to-- Listen to me!

You must do everything you can to keep

that baby quiet, you understand me?

Whatever it takes. Go now.

Get up. Get up.

Danger close.

Go.

Clear.

Oh, f***. L.T., straggler, straggler.

Danger close.

Go on, ma'am. Go.

Now is good. Go!

Lake, lead us out before they

realize their tailgunner's gone.

And find us a safe place to rest.

Wait! They're going to the mission.

You have to stop them.

l can't do that. lt'd risk the safety

of all these people here.

-Besides, they may bypass the mission.

-You know they won't.

There are a lot of possible scenarios

that could happen, Dr. Kendricks.

l don't presume

to know them all. Red?

Dr. Kendricks.

-Let's go.

-Ma'am.

Come on.

Can't you sleep, lieutenant?

lt's my watch, ma'am.

You can call me Lena.

Dr. Kendricks, l suggest

you get some rest.

You know....

Thank you for saving my life.

lt wasn't about saving your life.

lt's about getting the job done.

Completing the mission, that's all.

My dear...

...a thousand difficulties

don't make a doubt.

-But l'm not a good Catholic.

-You don't know that. Only God knows.

Gentlemen.

Please.

This is a house of God.

We have no soldiers here.

There are only sick people here.

Please, sir.

-Gentlemen, please.

-No! No!

No! Please! Please!

-No!

-No!

Commander, please.

This is a house of God.

We have no soldiers here. We have

hope. We have only sick people here.

We have only sick people here.

Please.

No, commander.

And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,

Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God...

...pray for us sinners

now at the hour of our death.

Commander, no!

-Blessed....

-No!

Holy Mary, mother of God....

What the f*** was that?

Hyena.

Flea, Lake, status?

Clear.

Clear, L.T.

Zee?

Star One, this is Eagle One.

Be advised on location.

This is Star One. My ETA,

your location, five minutes.

Popping smoke.

Do you have smoke?

Roger. Yellow smok e.

That's us.

Eyes on.

Slo, bring her up.

-Let's go! Come on! Now!

-Let's go, ma'am. Come on.

Let's go now! Come on! You're first!

Let's go!

Goddamn it, let's go! We're late.

Come on!

Why doesn't the other helicopter

come down?!

lt's a gunship!

lt's here to protect us!

-What about the others?

-They'll be fine! Keep moving! Hurry up!

You gotta move faster!

-What are you doing?!

-Keep your head down!

Stand back.

-Where is she going?

-Wait! Back!

Keep your head down!

-Let us go!

-Dr. Lena!

-Wait! Get back!

-Dr. Lena!

Answer me! You never planned

on taking all of us out, did you?

l simply follow orders! My orders are

to get you out! Get on the helicopter!

-What about my people?!

-l'm not here for them.

You lied to me!

You lied to me!

Liar! Bastard!

Lena! Let me go!

What about my people?!

l won't leave them!

You lied to me!

-They're gonna die!

-Secure the doctor.

Dr. Lena! Dr. Lena!

Who decides for me?! You?!

Your government?!

Bastard! l won't leave them!

Let's go! Let's go now!

Let's go!

Let's go! Go! Let's go!

Lena! Lena!

Listen to me!

Listen to me! lt's okay.

Let's go!

Lt. Waters. Starboard side.

We saw this on the way in.

No!

No!

No!

-Doc!

-No!

Come on.

Let's turn it around.

Musa.

Patience!

Lena!

We can only take 1 2 people.

Old, young, anybody

who'll slow us down.

We'll meet up again in Cameroon.

Go. And tell the others.

-God will bless you.

-Hurry, please.

Thank you.

Hurry, please.

Red!

Go with the package.

Now, goddamn it!

What are you doing?

New mission?

No.

Same mission.

Get them ready, Zee.

God will protect you.

Take Mama's cross. Take Mama's cross.

Let's go! Get her ready.

We gotta go. We gotta go.

Let's go! Let's go. Come on!

Get her out of there!

Get off!

-Patience! She'll be safe.

-She's my baby!

Keep your head down.

She has no one to care for her.

Ma'am, you gotta take this baby!

Hold her tight!

-Keep your heads down!

-No more packs, sir. We're maxed out.

See you in Cameroon.

Come on. Let's go.

Here we go. Stay low.

Head down.

Let's go.

Sergeant! Let's go!

Eagle One, over.

Can you wait one, sir?

A.K.

Command.

Yes, sir?

Lieutenant, why is that bird full of

refugees and not your criticals?

The doctor wouldn't leave her people.

You can't get a woman on a helo?

She was on the bird.

-It's difficult to explain, sir.

-Oh, come on.

We're marching them to LZ Bravo.

Request helicopters to take them out.

Negative on the evac at LZ Bravo.

Come on, give me three choppers. l'll

have them in Cameroon in 20 minutes.

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