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An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: to recover a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son who was consripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel...

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Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), Virtual Studios, Spring Creek Productions, Bedford Falls Company, Initial Entertainment Group, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Weinstein, Paula, Zwick, Edward, Herskovitz, Marshall, King, Graham, Gorfil, Gillian, Leavitt, Charles, Mitchell, C. Gaby, DiCaprio, Leonardo, Connelly, Jennifer, Hounsou, Djimon, 1964-, Mistry, Jimi, 1973-, Sheen, Michael, Vosloo, Arnold
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:English (PCM 5.1, Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Edition:[Blu-ray version].
Subjects:
Smugglers > Sierra Leone > Drama.
Fishers > Sierra Leone > Drama.
Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991-2002 > Drama.
Diamonds > Sierra Leone > Drama.
Draft > Sierra Leone > Drama.
Sierra Leone > Drama.
Pesca > Sierra Leone > Teatro.
Diamantes > Sierra Leone > Teatro.
Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991- > Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films.
War films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: to recover a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son who was consripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Commentary with director Edward Zwick; "Focus points" featurettes and production diaries; "Blood on the stone:" follow a diamond's path from the ground to the store; "Becoming Archer:" profiling Leonardo DiCaprio; "Journalism on the front line:" Jennifer Connelly on women journalists at war; "Inside the siege of Freetown:" Edward Zwick on one of the movie's pivotal sequences; music video "Shine on" by Nas; theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; PCM 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, BD-50, 1080p High Definition. Special features only: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, 480i or 480p Standard Definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; strong violence and language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Eduardo Serra ; edited by Steven Rosenblum ; music by James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Ngila Dickson ; production designer, Dan Weil ; special effects supervisor, Neil Corbould ; visual effects supervisor, Jeffrey A. Okun.
ISBN:1419845713
9781419845710