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Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond

Drama · Thriller · Action · 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.

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Blood Diamond

“It will cost you everything.”

2006 Drama · Thriller · Action 2h 23m

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7.6 / 10

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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.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Edward Zwick

Written by

Charles Leavitt · C. Gaby Mitchell

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Danny Archer

Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou

Solomon Vandy

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Maddy Bowen

Kagiso Kuypers

Kagiso Kuypers

Dia Vandy

Arnold Vosloo

Arnold Vosloo

Colonel Coetzee

Antony Coleman

Antony Coleman

Cordell Brown

Benu Mabhena

Benu Mabhena

Jassie Vandy

Court is in session

Put Blood Diamond on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.