The Sierra Leone Civil War begins, creating brutal conflict that would influence the events depicted in Blood Diamond.
The United Nations imposes sanctions and bans imports of blood diamonds to reduce funding of rebel groups like the RUF in Sierra Leone.
Efforts culminate in the Kimberley Process to certify the origin of rough diamonds to combat the trade in conflict diamonds.
The civil war in Sierra Leone officially ends after nearly 11 years of conflict, reducing the trade of conflict diamonds in the region.
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.
This is the best action movie of all time!