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Dec 8, 2006 · A film about the conflict diamonds trade in Sierra Leone and the people caught in it. Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly star in this Oscar-nominated story of survival, greed and redemption.
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- Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Edward Zwick
- 2006-12-08
Blood diamonds (also called conflict diamonds, brown diamonds, hot diamonds, or red diamonds) are diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army's war efforts, terrorism, or a warlord's activity. The term is used to highlight the negative consequences of the diamond trade in certain areas, or to label an ...
Dec 8, 2006 · As civil war rages through 1990s Sierra Leone, two men, a white South African mercenary (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a black Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou), become...
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- Edward Zwick
- R
- Leonardo Dicaprio
Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
- Edward Zwick
- R
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Jun 12, 2024 · Learn what a blood diamond is, how it is mined and traded, and why it is a problem for human rights and conflict. Explore the UN's Kimberley Process and the challenges of verifying the origin of diamonds.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
One such unfortunate local is fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) from Shenge, who is separated from his family and assigned to a workforce overseen by Captain Poison (David Harewood), a ruthless warlord. One morning, Vandy discovers an enormous pink diamond in the river.
Amid the civil war in Sierra Leone, the lives of a local fisher, a smuggler and a reporter intertwine on a dangerous quest to retrieve a rare diamond. Watch trailers & learn more.