Diamonds and Rust

Engrossing and brilliantly insightful production.

It's a documentary, but the filmmakers couldn't have scripted a more revealing microcosm of profiteering and exploitation.

Expertly edited chronicle doesn't lead to any major explosion, but reveals plenty -- little of it pleasant -- en-route.

Directors Adi Barash and Ruth Shatz do a brilliant job of letting the South African, Israeli, Cuban and Namibian men aboard speak for themselves.

You meet some fascinating personalities during this uncomfortable voyage.

A film that chugs along as listlessly as the ship itself, discovering moments of value in a sea of ennui.