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Blood Diamond

  • 2006
  • 16
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)
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AdventureDramaThriller

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

  • Director
    • Edward Zwick
  • Writers
    • Charles Leavitt
    • C. Gaby Mitchell
  • Stars
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Djimon Hounsou
    • Jennifer Connelly
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    585K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,270
    160
    • Director
      • Edward Zwick
    • Writers
      • Charles Leavitt
      • C. Gaby Mitchell
    • Stars
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
      • Djimon Hounsou
      • Jennifer Connelly
    • 794User reviews
    • 189Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 8 wins & 32 nominations total

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    Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)
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    Top cast

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    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Danny Archer
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Solomon Vandy
    Jennifer Connelly
    Jennifer Connelly
    • Maddy Bowen
    Kagiso Kuypers
    Kagiso Kuypers
    • Dia Vandy
    Arnold Vosloo
    Arnold Vosloo
    • Colonel Coetzee
    Antony Coleman
    • Cordell Brown
    Benu Mabhena
    Benu Mabhena
    • Jassie Vandy
    Anointing Lukola
    • N'Yanda Vandy
    David Harewood
    David Harewood
    • Captain Poison
    Basil Wallace
    Basil Wallace
    • Benjamin Kapanay
    Jimi Mistry
    Jimi Mistry
    • Nabil
    Michael Sheen
    Michael Sheen
    • Rupert Simmons
    Marius Weyers
    Marius Weyers
    • Rudolf Van De Kaap
    Stephen Collins
    Stephen Collins
    • Ambassador Walker
    Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
    Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
    • M'Ed
    • (as Ntare Mwine)
    Bouba Badiane
    • Tupac T-Shirt
    Ato Essandoh
    Ato Essandoh
    • Commander Rambo
    Percy Matsemela
    • Commander Zero
    • Director
      • Edward Zwick
    • Writers
      • Charles Leavitt
      • C. Gaby Mitchell
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    • Trivia
      When Danny Archer arrives in South Africa, there are two women standing in front of the airport and he walks by them. These women are Leonardo DiCaprio's mother and grandmother.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning of the film, Danny Archer gets arrested by Liberian border guards while crossing the border from Sierra Leone to Liberia. He would therefore end up in a prison in Liberia and not in Sierra Leone where he meets Solomon.
    • Quotes

      Danny Archer: Sometimes I wonder... will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Blood Diamond/Turistas/The Nativity Story/10 Items or Less/Sweetland (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Shine on 'em
      Written by Nas (as Nasir Jones), Salaam Remi and James Newton Howard

      Produced by Salaam Remi

      Performed by Nas

      Nas appears courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group / Columbia Records

    User reviews794

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Ripped From the Headlines, the Nearly True Story of Diamonds
    In Sierra Leone, there exists diamonds worth a fair amount of money. But they are harvested by slaves and sold to fund genocide. This is the story of one of those slaves, a diamond smuggler (with connections to Belgium, England, And Liberia) and a journalist. Together, they will fight to win a story, a diamond and a family. But sacrifices will be made.

    We have an amazing cast, so let me just get them out of the way -- Leonardo DiCaprio as smuggler Danny Archer, Djimon Hounsou as native African Solomon Vandy and Jennifer Connelly as journalist Maddy Bowen. DiCaprio rarely makes bad films, and my unending praise for Connelly is seen in a variety of reviews I've written... this film will be no exception to her glowing track record.

    This film has action, suspense and a good story to tell. Like "The Insider" (or whatever the tobacco movie is called), this exposes how diamonds come to be on the market. I'd like to say things have improved since the time period shown here (1990s) but I don't know if I believe that. I appreciate the honest portrayal here, not shying away from the violence or the horrible conditions the children go through. Humor is absent, and even romance (which would be so easy to add in) is never at the front of the story.

    I don't know how to sell this film other than that: if you care about world events, or care about the fate of innocent people ,you'll care about this movie. Even if you don't want this to be that heavy and just take it as entertainment (which it is on some levels), I think you'll still enjoy it (Jennifer Connelly!). Wish I could say more, but it's a cut and dry case: great movie, worth seeing, check it out.
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    • Aug 29, 2007

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    FAQ13

    • What is 'Blood Diamond' about?
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    • What is a "blood diamond"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2007 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Warner Bros.
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mende
      • Afrikaans
    • Also known as
      • Diamond
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Virtual Studios
      • Spring Creek Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $57,377,916
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,648,324
      • Dec 10, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $171,720,398
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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