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Overview
Tagline:
Freedom morePlot:
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 14 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(35 articles)
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User Comments:
A Hollywood movies tells an African story full of death and violence and presents it with impressive truth. moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. July 26 | 10:45 PM | HBO |
Cast
(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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Blood Diamond (Germany)Okavango (USA) (original script title)
Diamante de sangre (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Blood Diamond (France) [fr]
Blood Diamond - Veritimantti (Finland) [fi]
Blood diamond - Diamanti di sangue (Italy) [it]
Diamant de sang, Le (Canada: French title) [fr]
Diamante de Sangue (Brazil) [pt]
Kanli elmas (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Krwawy diament (Poland) [pl]
Matomeno diamanti (Greece) [el]
Vereteemant (Estonia) [et]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
143 minColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Hong Kong:IIB | Greece:K-13 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 (bw) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #43118) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:15 | France:-12 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:15A | Brazil:16 | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:18PL | UK:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)MOVIEmeter: 
Fun Stuff
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The pistol Danny Archer uses towards the end of the film is a Heckler & Koch USP. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Archer gives Solomon Maddy's business card it is tattered enough to fold in half. In the shot showing Solomon receiving the card from Archer it isn't folded anymore. 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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Soundtrack:
Solemn Prayer moreFAQ
What is RUF?What language does Colonel Coetzee use when speaking over the army phone?
Was there really a campaign by the diamond industry to malign this film?
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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.