Movies and TvShows featuring "mende-the-ethnic-group" theme.

In the midst of the Sierra Leone Civil War, a fisherman named Solomon Vandy is captured by rebel forces, while his son Dia is forced to become a child soldier. A mercenary named Danny Archer, who trades arms for diamonds, forms an unlikely partnership with Solomon to find a rare pink diamond. Along with a journalist named Maddy Bowen, they navigate the dangerous diamond trade in an attempt to reunite Solomon with his family and expose the corrupt industry of blood diamonds.

The Language You Cry In is a documentary that delves into the history and cultural significance of a funeral song passed down through generations of African Americans. It examines the linguistic and musical connections between the Gullah people of Georgia, USA, and the Mende people of West Africa, tracing the origins of the song back to the time of the transatlantic slave trade. Through interviews, archival footage, and musical performances, the film explores themes of family relationships, ethnomusicology, African American history, and the memory of enslaved people.