Does anyone know any movies similar to BLOOD DIAMONDS or BABEL?

Question

I enjoy movies about real life problems/situations in different countries. Also documentaries. Any suggestions appreciated.

Answer 1

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)...an amazing film about the illegal trade of human organ selling

Hotel Rwanda (2004)....genocidal violence that erupted in Rwanda between the Hutu and Tutsi

Beyond Borders (2003)...relief workers set in 1980s Africa

Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)....The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese

The Last King of Scotland (2006)....about Ugandan dictator Idi Amin

The Killing Fields (1994)...about the Khmer Rouge's genocide

At the Sharp End of the Knife (1998)...documentary that follows Scottish activist Cathy McCormack's journey into the
impoverished townships of post-apartheid South Africa

The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006)...documentary about a year in the life of children in the remote villages of Anhui Province, China, who have lost their parents to AIDS.

Answer 2

I haven't seen Babel but Blood Diamond was awesome

I can't really think of any movies that are really similar, but Blood Diamond makes me think of Three Kings, because they're both after something valuable in the middle of a war...Three Kings is real good too

Answer 3

If you liked Babel, then I would say go ahead and try and see Children of Men. It was done by another Mexican director, Alfonso Cuarón who is a friend of Babel's director, Alejandro González Iñárritu. The film is in several different languages as well and is a very good drama/thriller. It has a little sci-fi feel to it because it takes place in the not so distant future.

Another friend of Cuarón and Iñárritu is Guillermo del Toro. He is the director of Pan's Labyrinth. Pan is a very violent film that is about 70% wartime filme, 30% fantasy film. If you dont mind blood, I would recommend it. It deals with the ahrshness of life after the Spanish Civil war and one little girls approach to dealing with the life that now faces her. Very artistic and visually moving. One of the best films I have seen in a while. One thing just in case you didnt know. Pan's Labyrinth is in ALL spanish. Some people dont realize that going in.

Of these three movies by the "Three Amigos" as I call them, I rank them like this:
1- Pan's Labyrinth
2- Children of Men
3- Babel

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Lord of war is one of my favorites...its very similar to blood diamond except its about arms dealing rather than diamonds.
official site is here www.lordofwarthemovie.com/


edit: also there's a documentart called "peace propaganda and the promised land" it provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East

Answer 6

Hotel Rwanda was similar to both of these films.

Answer 7

'Crash' is similar to Babel. Even better.