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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 conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel...

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Uniform Title:Blood diamond (Motion picture)
Corporate Author: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (prodution company.)
Other Authors: Leavitt, Charles (Screenwriter), Mitchell, C. Gaby (Screenwriter), DiCaprio, Leonardo (Actor), Connelly, Jennifer (Actor), Hounsou, Djimon, 1964- (Actor), Mistry, Jimi, 1973- (Actor), Sheen, Michael (Actor), Vosloo, Arnold (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Burbank, CA] : [Warner Bros.,] [2006]
Subjects:
Conflict diamonds > Drama.
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.
Conflict diamonds
Diamonds
Draft
Fishers
Smugglers
Sierra Leone
1991-2002
Action and adventure films
Drama
Feature films
History
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
War films
Feature films.
Suspense films.
Adventure films.
War films.
Action and adventure films.
Thriller > Feature.
Adventure > Feature.
War > Feature.
Thrillers (Films)
Films d'aventures.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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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 conscripted 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 produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (143 min.)) : digital, sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for 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.