The British/Canadian/South African co-production is based on the 2002 Diamond, by Canadian journalist Matthew Hart. A brief synopsis:
Directed by Andy Wilson, Diamonds weaves together the complex tales of the senator (Davis), the diamond baron (Purefoy), his estranged father (Jacobi), his fiancé (Louise Rose), an orphan/child soldier (Mbongeni Nhlapo) and two ambitious geologists (played by Newfoundland’s Joanne Kelly and Nova Scotia native Stephen McHattie).
The first two-hour instalment of Diamonds airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on CBC-TV. The second part runs April 12.
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