Blood Diamond (2006)

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

Director:

Edward Zwick

Writers:

Charles Leavitt (screenplay), Charles Leavitt (story),

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Danny Archer
Djimon Hounsou	...	Solomon Vandy
Jennifer Connelly	...	Maddy Bowen
Kagiso Kuypers	...	Dia Vandy
Arnold Vosloo	...	Colonel Coetzee
Antony Coleman	...	Cordell Brown
Benu Mabhena	...	Jassie Vandy
Anointing Lukola	...	N'Yanda Vandy
David Harewood	...	Captain Poison
Basil Wallace	...	Benjamin Kapanay
Jimi Mistry	...	Nabil
Michael Sheen	...	Rupert Simmons
Marius Weyers	...	Rudolf Van De Kaap
Stephen Collins	...	Ambassador Walker
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine	...	M'Ed (as Ntare Mwine)

Storyline

A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life changes forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him.

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Plot Keywords:

diamond | rebel | fisherman | sierra leone | american | 

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Taglines:

It Will Cost You Everything

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [fr] Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Mende Afrikaans

Release Date:

8 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diamond

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,471,104 (UK) (26 January 2007)

Gross:

$57,366,262 (USA) (6 April 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Virtual Studios, Spring Creek Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The airplane that Maddy Bowen boards at Colonel Coetzee's camp is a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO designation "Candid"). It was mostly likely the Il-76TF, which is the civilian transport variant.

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Goofs

It is very unlikely that a huge multinational corporation big enough to be invited to G8 meeting, will want to bother over one diamond, even a big one. They make most of their produce from mêlée - medium sized diamonds between 0.5 and 2 carats.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Solomon Vandy: Dia. Dia. Don't want to be late.
Dia Vandy: English boys don't go to school every day.

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Connections

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Baai"
Written by Emmanuel Jal
Performed by Emmanuel Jal with Abdel Gadir Salim
Courtesy of Riverboat Records/World Music Network

User Reviews

Blood Diamond is a Bloody Good Time!

First I want to say I went into this movie with hopes of it being great but had heard numerous slams against the acting, mostly Leo's accent. Wow were they DEAD WRONG! The movie delivers everything it should have and more. I like going into a movie and being entertained and learning something at the same time, especially at the ridiculous costs of tickets now days. I must say the movie was graphic at times but I think it needed to be in order to get the point across so if you have trouble watching terrible things happen to people including children then I wouldn't recommend this movie. Overall I hope this movie gets some nods when it comes around to Oscar time, Leo deserves a nod for sure whether it be from this movie or from The Departed. So if you don't have a problem with violence and want to learn something and be entertained at the same time then this is the movie you want to see! Kudos to Ed Zwick and everyone involved in making this wonderful film, it was a real treat to watch.