Blood Diamond
Taste attributes: actiondramathrillerpoliticalhistoricaljournalisticfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
"It will cost you everything."
Boxlist takeA heavy, emotional thriller: dark and layered. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Bedford Falls Productions
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