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Blood Diamond (2006) 8.0
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8.0/10 from 336,694 users
Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 647 user | 239 critic | 39 from Metacritic.com A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond. Director:Edward Zwick |
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Cast
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| Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | ||
| Djimon Hounsou | ... | ||
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | ||
| Kagiso Kuypers | ... | ||
| Arnold Vosloo | ... | ||
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Antony Coleman | ... | |
| Benu Mabhena | ... | ||
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Anointing Lukola | ... | |
| David Harewood | ... | ||
| Basil Wallace | ... | ||
| Jimi Mistry | ... | ||
| Michael Sheen | ... | ||
| Marius Weyers | ... | ||
| Stephen Collins | ... | ||
| Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine | ... |
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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. Written by Miist
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No one has found a diamond, Until Now See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
8 December 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le diamant de sang See more »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
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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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aka "High We Exalt Thee Realm of the Free"
Written by John Joseph Akar and Clifford Nelson Fyle
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Colonel Coetzee has several lines of dialogue in Afrikaans, Arnold Vosloo's first language. See more »Goofs
At the orphanage, Danny and the caretaker are sitting on the porch, drinking beer. First Danny is drinking from the bottle but suddenly he appears with the bottle in his hand on his knee. See more »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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Sierra Leone National Anthemaka "High We Exalt Thee Realm of the Free"
Written by John Joseph Akar and Clifford Nelson Fyle
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What does it take to turn someone into a killer? The answer is different for each character involved in this movie. For some it is survival. For others it is the hope of escape from a life of hell. For some it is family. For others it is greed. Caught in the middle of it all are the children who have such little desire to kill for any reason that they must be brainwashed into becoming the instruments of their masters who claim to offer freedom.
Every few years an action movie comes along that has amazing depth. Terminator 2 and The Matrix are such movies, and so is Blood Diamond. It is full of characterizations we've seen before, but it's the interaction that raises this film above the masses. Each character has an agenda that forces him or her to distrust everyone else. The paths that some relationships take to develop trust are believable, while others are equally believable in remaining eternally antagonistic. And through it all is the realization that while some characters may change their methodology and morals, none ever change their dreams. Each character fights for the goal to the bitter end. Such is human nature, and such is the conflict of Blood Diamond, the conflict of Africa. In the end, we are left to wonder if peace can ever be attained in such a world. And somehow we are left believing that maybe it can.