Blood Diamond
Adventure, Thriller
Warner Bros.  (2006) 143 mins R

8.0 (83,971 votes)
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou). Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside. Directed by Edward Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai), this urgent, intensely moving adventure shapes gripping human stories and heart-pounding action into a modern epic of profound impact....

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Cast and Crew
Djimon Hounsou  ......  Solomon Vandy
Jennifer Connelly  ......  Maddy Bowen
Leonardo DiCaprio  ......  Danny Archer
Arnold Vosloo  ......  Colonel Coetzee
Michael Sheen  ...... 
Kagiso Kuypers  ......  Dia Vandy
Director  .....  Edward Zwick
Producer  .....  Paula Weinstein; Gillian Gorfil; Len Amato; Kevin De La Noy; Marshall Herskovitz
Writer  .....  Charles Leavitt
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: Cheetahs aren't native to Sierra Leone nor any of its neighboring countries. (more)

Trivia:
Leonardo DiCaprio and R. Crowe were Edward Zwick's first two choices for the role of Danny Archer. (more)

Filming Locations:
Cape Town, South Africa (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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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 14 nominations (more)