Blood Diamond (2006)
Blood Diamond is a 2006 drama movie directed by Edward Zwick, with a running time of 2h 23m. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly.
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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What is Blood Diamond about?
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.
When was Blood Diamond released?
Blood Diamond was released on 8 December 2006.
How long is Blood Diamond?
Blood Diamond runs 2h 23m.
Who made Blood Diamond?
Blood Diamond was directed by Edward Zwick.
Where can I watch Blood Diamond?
Blood Diamond is available on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Spectrum On Demand and YouTube.
Where to watch Blood Diamond
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer
- Djimon Hounsou as Solomon Vandy
- Jennifer Connelly as Maddy Bowen
- Kagiso Kuypers as Dia Vandy
- Arnold Vosloo as Colonel Coetzee
- Antony Coleman as Cordell Brown
- Benu Mabhena as Jassie Vandy
- Anointing Lukola as N'Yanda Vandy
- David Harewood as Captain Poison
- Basil Wallace as Benjamin Kapanay
- Jimi Mistry as Nabil
- Michael Sheen as Simmons
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