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Release Date:
8 December 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
Truth morePlot:
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 14 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(146 articles)
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A Hollywood movies tells an African story full of death and violence and presents it with impressive truth. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | Danny Archer | |
| Djimon Hounsou | ... | Solomon Vandy | |
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | Maddy Bowen | |
| Kagiso Kuypers | ... | Dia Vandy | |
| Arnold Vosloo | ... | Colonel Coetzee | |
| Antony Coleman | ... | Cordell Brown | |
| Benu Mabhena | ... | Jassie Vandy | |
| Anointing Lukola | ... | N'Yanda Vandy | |
| David Harewood | ... | Captain Poison | |
| Basil Wallace | ... | Benjamin Kapanay | |
| Jimi Mistry | ... | Nabil | |
| Michael Sheen | ... | Rupert Simmons | |
| Marius Weyers | ... | Rudolf Van De Kaap | |
| Stephen Collins | ... | Ambassador Walker | |
| Ntare Mwine | ... | M'Ed |
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Rated R for strong violence and language.Parents Guide:
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143 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R (certificate #43118) | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:15 | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:16 (bw) | Greece:K-13 | India:A | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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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. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Danny is talking to Maddy at night and drinking out of the plastic jug he hands it to her with the cap off, yet when he hands it to Maddy, the red lid is screwed on. moreQuotes:
[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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Featured in "HBO First Look: 'Blood Diamond': Making an African Epic (#13.21)" (2006) moreSoundtrack:
When da Dawgs Come Out to Play moreFAQ
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Because I lived in Sierra Leone, in fact in Kono, the diamond-mining area of the country, for three years, I had to see Blood Diamond as soon as it came out. It is an excellent movie. Although it was not filmed in Sierra Leone, it captures the reality of the country to a remarkable degree. There is a great deal of violence in this movie, but that violence is organic, realistic, fitting to what happened there. They even manage to convey the fact that the people are as astonished by this violence as we are; Sierra Leone used to be one of the safest countries in the world. The movie tells the facts about conflict diamonds quickly and accurately. DiCaprio's performance is impressive, certainly the best by him I've ever seen: he is totally believable as a white African. Jennifer Connelly's role is much smaller but she makes the most of it. Djiman Housou has enormous physical presence as the brave Mende fisherman. This movie just gets so many things right that the few places it departs from reality are entirely forgivable. I would heartily recommend this movie to everyone; it is the best Hollywood movie I've seen in years.