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Blood Diamond

  • 20062006
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  • 2h 23m
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)
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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.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
540K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,213
159
  • Director
    • Edward Zwick
  • Writers
    • Charles Leavitt(screenplay)
    • C. Gaby Mitchell(story)
  • Stars
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Djimon Hounsou
    • Jennifer Connelly
Top credits
  • Director
    • Edward Zwick
  • Writers
    • Charles Leavitt(screenplay)
    • C. Gaby Mitchell(story)
  • Stars
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Djimon Hounsou
    • Jennifer Connelly
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 772User reviews
    • 181Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more 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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    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(screenplay) (story)
      • C. Gaby Mitchell(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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 HBO First Look: 'Blood Diamond': Making an African Epic (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 reviews772

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    8/10
    Blood Brothers
    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.
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    • Dec 11, 2006

    FAQ13

    • What is 'Blood Diamond' about?
    • Is 'Blood Diamond' based on a book?
    • What is a "blood diamond"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 8, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • 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
      • 2.35 : 1

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