IMDb plot summary: A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Directed by Edward Zwick. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, and Kagiso Kuypers.
This is a situation I didn't really know much about going into it, so it was good to watch this and get some perspective on it. Djimon Hounsou was nominated for an Oscar for this, and well-deservedly -- his scenes easily stole the entire picture. In particular the scene where he tries to reconnect with his child soldier son. It's really beautifully done. The movie as a whole focuses a bit more on the DiCaprio/Connelly parts than I'm particularly interested in but it mostly works.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Blood Diamond > Another Earth
Blood Diamond < What the Deaf Man Heard
Blood Diamond < Real Life
Blood Diamond > The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Blood Diamond > I Saw the Devil
Blood Diamond > The Room
Blood Diamond > Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
Blood Diamond > A Few Good Men
Blood Diamond > Away We Go
Blood Diamond < Starship Troopers
Blood Diamond > Captain America: The First Avenger
Final spot: #1162 out of 3087.
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