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Dec 8, 2006 · Blood Diamond: Directed by Edward Zwick. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers. A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
- (591K)
- Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Edward Zwick
- 2006-12-08
Blood diamonds are diamonds mined in war zones and sold to finance conflicts, terrorism or warlords. Learn about the causes, consequences and efforts to stop the illegal trade of blood diamonds in countries such as Angola, Ivory Coast and Congo.
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
- 22
Aug 7, 2024 · Learn what blood diamond means and how it is related to conflict, trade and human rights in Africa. Find out how the UN and other organizations try to stop the illegal and violent use of diamonds.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Blood Diamond. 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 joined in a common...
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- Edward Zwick
- R
- Leonardo Dicaprio
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.
A movie about a fisherman, a smuggler, and a journalist who are involved in the conflict diamond trade in Sierra Leone. They face political unrest, rebel attacks, and personal dilemmas as they search for a rare pink diamond and a missing son.