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Blood Diamond (2006) -- A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
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Blood Diamond (2006) -- A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Blood Diamond (2006) -- A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

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Director:

Edward Zwick

Writers (WGA):

Charles Leavitt (screenplay)
Charles Leavitt (story) ...
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Release Date:

8 December 2006 (USA) more

Tagline:

Truth more

Plot:

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

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 14 nominations more

User Comments:

Another fine piece by director Edward Zwick more (549 total)


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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Blood Diamond (Germany)
Okavango (USA) (original script title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

143 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa more


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Trivia:

In the film, Leonardo DiCaprio has a tattoo of an African Buffalo with two crossed arrows on his shoulder, this is the unit emblem of 32 Battalion sometimes called the "Buffalo Battalion". more

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: On the subtitles of the film they refer to "Foday Sankoh" as "Poppy Sankoh". 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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Movie Connections:

Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) more

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Baai more


FAQ

What accent is Danny Archer supposed to have?
Was there really a campaign by the diamond industry to malign this film?
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126 out of 180 people found the following comment useful.
Another fine piece by director Edward Zwick, 9 December 2006
8/10
Author: Drake T. Neal (forindcine) from United States

A few years back I had the pleasure of visiting Antwerp, Belgium, a place many deem "the diamond capital of the world." Never before or since have I been in a location where I was surrounded by so much "bling". Storefronts had so many diamonds on display you would think they should be better kept in some European version of Fort Knox.

The film Blood Diamond puts an entirely new spin on Antwerp, the diamond industry and that pricey stone you might be wearing around your neck, on your ring finger, or in your ears (mine are cubic-Zs). Set in the West African country of Sierra Leone during the 1990s, this historical-adventure-drama covers a time when the country was in turmoil. Warlords, smugglers and the diamond syndicate all play roles in a refugee exodus, and the killing and enslaving of men to work the diamond fields. The title refers to diamonds which are harvested, smuggled and traded to finance the purchase of weapons used in Civil War.

Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) stars as a fisherman who has his family torn apart and instead of being killed, is sent to work mining diamonds where he finds and hides a large stone. Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) a former mercenary, diamond-smuggler, middleman, you-name-it, is looking to score with that stone and exit the business for good. Writer Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly) is tired of writing shallow stories about less than newsworthy events; she is looking for information about major players in the diamond trade. They all come together in a fast paced, adventure packed piece of film-making that is brutal at times but never boring. The film has a pleasant, unanticipated ending, something hard to pull off in a film of this kind.

Director/Producer Edward Zwick is probably the best in Hollywood at taking a big budget feature film with a historical theme and carefully relay a message without lecturing his audience. His earlier works include a story of the first all-black U.S. Civil War company in "Glory" a film, which resulted in Denzel Washington winning his first Oscar. Zwick takes credit for works like The Last Samurai, Shakespeare in Love, Traffic and Courage Under Fire. He is second to no one when it comes to balancing a historical event with action-drama entertainment. Edward Zwick is one of few L.A. directors who still works within the Hollywood establishment yet is able to put out good quality film.

Check out Blood Diamond, your "bling" may never look the same again.

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