Blood Diamond
2006
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. 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.
Director:
Edward Zwick
Writers:
Charles Leavitt, C. Gaby Mitchell
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. 8 wins & 32 nominations total
Production:
Edward Zwick
Country:
United States, Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa, India