An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonardo 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.