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4 Best Movies Set in or About Sierra Leone
Compare how outside filmmakers have used Sierra Leone as a sustained setting or subject.
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| Film | Runtime | Genre | Mood | Best for |
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| Blood Diamond | Not verified | |||
| Relentless | Not verified | |||
| Ezra | Not verified | |||
| Freetown | Not verified |
4 Movies Set in or About Sierra Leone
Foreign-led films whose sustained setting or subject remains centered on Sierra Leone.
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1. Blood Diamond
During Sierra Leone's civil war, a fisherman forced to mine diamonds, a cynical smuggler, and an idealistic journalist are thrown together in a desperate hunt for a priceless stone that could change all their fates. A gripping, conscience-stricken action drama.
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2. Relentless
A Nigerian peacekeeping soldier deployed to war-torn Sierra Leone is shattered when the woman he loves is brutally maimed, and his search for meaning and vengeance leads him through the wreckage of the conflict. A gritty drama.
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3. Ezra
Kidnapped as a boy and forced to become a child soldier in Sierra Leone's civil war, a young man is later called before a truth commission to reckon with the atrocities he took part in and endured. A harrowing, humane drama.
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4. Freetown
Based on a true story, a group of young Latter-day Saint missionaries flees the 1990 civil war in Liberia, undertaking a perilous journey to reach safety across the border in Sierra Leone. A faith-based war drama.
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1 Best Movies from Sierra Leone to Watch First
Start with films made from within Sierra Leone, then follow the country's own creative voice through the complete ranking.
- Survivors 2018
Selected by the FilmsAroundThe.World editorial desk
Selections require an outside creative lead and a story or subject substantially centered on Sierra Leone. Decision labels are concise editorial aids, and content notes are non-exhaustive. Read the methodology.
Editorial review: 2026-07-14
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