The Diamond Hunters (2001)

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Country: Germany, Italy, South Africa, USA
Genres: Drama
Release:
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: English
Stars: Alyssa Milano , Sean Patrick Flanery , Michael Easton , Jolene Blalock , Roy Scheider (1932–2008) , Hannes Jaenicke , Armin Rohde , Vusi Kunene , Brian O’Shaughnessy , Ross Kettle
Runtime: 170 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: La dernière rivale (France, French Republic) , Caçadores de Diamantes (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Diamond Hunters (Germany) , Diamond Hunters (Netherlands the) , Chasseurs de diamants (Canada) , Kynigoi diamantion (Greece) , Ură şi diamante (Romania) , Diamantimperiet (Sweden) , Diamond Hunters (Italy) , The Diamond Hunters , Cazadores de diamantes (Spain) , The Diamond Hunters (South Africa) , Gyémántvadászok (Hungary) , Caçadores de Diamantes (Brazil)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0244901