Action

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil ware 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 across the alternative beautiful and rugged countryside. Directed by Edward Zwick, this urgent intensely moving adventure shapes gripping human stories and heart-pounding account into a modern epic of profound impact. Rated PG 13. 143 Minutes

Interesting special features including Journalism on the front line: women journalists at war; and Blood on the Stone: Follow a diamond's path from the ground to the store ( )