An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonard DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou). 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 across the alternately beau</br></br>Product Description</br></br><![CDATA[<p>Blood Diamond: Special Edition (Dbl DVD) (WS) (O-Sleeve)</p><p>An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonard DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou). 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 across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside. Directed by Edward Zwick (Glory The Last Samurai) this urgent intensely moving adventure shapes gripping human stories and heart-pounding action into a modern epic of profound impact.</p>]]></br></br>Amazon.com</br></br>Leonardo DiCaprio puts a handsome face on an ugly industry: In parts of Africa?? diamond mining fuels civil warfare?? killing thousands of innocents and drafting preteen children as vicious soldiers. DiCaprio (<I>The Departed</I>) plays Danny Archer?? a white African soldier-turned-diamond-smuggler who gets wind of a large raw jewel found by Solomon Vandy?? a native fisherman (Djimon Hounsou?? <I>In America</I>) recently escaped from enslavement by a brutal rebel leader. Archer offers a deal: He'll help Vandy find his war-scattered family if Vandy will share the diamond with him. Drawn into this web of exploitation is journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly?? <I>Little Chil