The Diamond Hunters (TV Miniseries)
2001 · Movie · 170 min. · South Africa
Set against the background of South Africa's emerald coast and diamond mines, Diamond Hunters traces the torrid fortunes of a family unable to forgive and forget. Johnny, a successful diamond hunter, gets sucked back into a family that had been his own, before the patriarch, Jacob Van der Byl, abandoned him 20 years ago. Painful memories of an unjust father and a long lost love come back to reality as Johnny is pitted against his own half-brother Benedict in a fight over two women, a diamond empire and ultimately, his very survival. Played out over two episodes, Diamond Hunters describes Johnny's thwarted attempts to win the approval of Jacob, and the under-hand schemes by which the inimical Benedict plans to defeat him. Tracey, Benedict's sister and Johnny's true love, further complicates the fraternal rivalry, as all attempt to overcome the demons that survive from their troubled childhood.
Direction Dennis Berry
Cast Alyssa Milano · Sean Patrick Flanery · Michael Easton · Jolene Blalock · Roy Scheider · Hannes Jaenicke · Armin Rohde · Vusi Kunene · Brian O'Shaughnessy · Ross Kettle · Gerry Maritz · Rick Rogers · Nambitha Mpumlwana · James Borchers · Jarryd Burtenshaw · Danielle Woolley · Lara Bye · Andre Roothman · Soli Philander · Josephine Liedeman · Robert Whitehead · Olivia Stephanie North · Marius Weyers
Soundtrack John Scott
Screenplay Carmen Culver · Wilbur Smith
Cinematography Irek Hartowicz
Original title The Diamond Hunters
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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