Warner Bros. has provided us with 35 high-res images from their upcoming film Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen and Stephen Collins.

The action drama film will arrive in theatres on December 8, 2006.

to check out the image gallery (available in both High-res and Low-res)!

The African adventure is set in Sierra Leone circa 1999, a time when the nation was in the midst of a horrific civil war. DiCaprio plays the role of a smuggler who specializes in the sale of "blood diamonds," also known as "conflict diamonds" -- the precious stones used to finance rebellions, privateers and terrorists.

When the smuggler encounters an indigenous Mende farmer whose young son has disappeared into the RUF's army of child soldiers, the two men's fates become linked.

Blood Diamond was released December 8th, 2006 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers, Arnold Vosloo, Antony Coleman, Benu Mabhena, Anointing Lukola. The film is directed by Edward Zwick.