Blood Diamond

– An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sie..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.00 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 23 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Blood Diamond (2006)

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. 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 countrywide.

Blood Diamond (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Dec 2006

Language:

English, Mende, Afrikaans

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Edward Zwick

Writer:

Charles Leavitt (screenplay), Charles Leavitt (story), C. Gaby Mitchell (story)

Main Actors:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers

Plot:

A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life changes forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him.

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 26 nominations.

Gross profit:

$57,300,000

Production:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
Metacritic:
64%