Blood Diamond (2006)
Release Date:
Friday, December 8, 2006
MPAA Rating:
R
Rating Reason:
For strong violence and language
Genre:
Action, Drama
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, James Purefoy, Arnold Vosloo, Stephen Collins, Michael Sheen
Written By:
Charles Leavitt, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Director:
Edward Zwick
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Synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, "Blood Diamond" is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), a South African mercenary, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories and their circumstances are as different as any can be—until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives.