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Date posted: 2 December 2008
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Director/producer, Edward Zwick talks about his film Blood Diamond and how iconic images in movies can prompt mainstream audiences to think about issues at a deeper level.
Zwick argues that movies highlighting social issues do not create change on their own, but contribute to change as an aggregate of broader voices.
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