Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Kagiso Kuypers, and Djimon Hounsou in political war film – Blood Diamond (2006)

Set against the backdrop of the Sierra Leone Civil War, the movie shows a nation divided by the conflict between government supporters and rebel groups. It also highlights numerous war atrocities, such as the rebels amputating civilians’ hands to deter them from participating in future elections. The film concludes with a conference about blood diamonds, referencing a significant meeting that occurred in Kimberley, South Africa, in 2000. This meeting led to the creation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, aimed at certifying the source of rough diamonds to reduce the trade in conflict diamonds; however, this certification scheme has largely been deemed ineffective.