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Blood Diamond Details

2006 Certificate 15
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An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsoue). 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 .. Read more

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Basil Wallace
Director Edward Zwick
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller

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Blood Diamond

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsoue). 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 swathe of torture and bloodshed across the alternatively beautiful and ravaged countryside. Directed by Edward Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai), this urgent, intensely moving adventure shapes gripping human stories and heart-pounding action into a modern epic of profound impact.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Basil Wallace, Michael Sheen, Jimi Mistry
Director Edward Zwick
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 18 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs 18 mins
HD DVD: 2 hrs 18 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Collections Top 400 All-Time Rentals
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
HD DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: English, Arabic, Hebrew, Icelandic, Italian
HD DVD: English, French, Spanish
Released Production year: 2006

To Rent:
DVD: 18 Jun 2007
Blu-ray: 18 Jun 2007
HD DVD: not available
HD DVD: 09 Jul 2007
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    • 4 stars out of 5  

      Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou find themselves grouped in this adventure film as they all search for the same priceless diamond. read more »

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      Don't miss this one

      Blood Diamond is set in Sierra Leone in 1999 where Rhodesian-born Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) smuggles diamonds out of the country and sells them on to the... read more »

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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      GREAT DONT MISS IT

      Watched this as my boyfriends home town is Freetown in SL and totally loved this movie! It is amazing not to miss

      However it is very long :)

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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      Loved it

      Thought this was a brilliant movie, well acted, scripted, directed and acted, Leo is becoming one of the best actors and this film shows it. Very touching and ... read more »

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    Blood Diamond: David Harewood interview

    • 17 Jul 2007

    We caught up with actor David Harewood, to talk about his role in Oscar-nominated drama Blood Diamond. LOVEFiLM: How did you get involved in the production? David Harewood: Well, I auditioned for Edward Zwick [the director] in London, he didn't tell me then that he has seen me on stage at the National Theatre, and had requested me. The part of Captain Poison was originally supposed to be a boy solider, but they couldn't find anyone with the weight they needed, and as the script kept changing,... Read more

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109,111 Member ratings
  • 100
20,080
  • 90
13,783
  • 80
39,351
  • 70
16,558
  • 60
11,568
  • 50
3,245
  • 40
2,372
  • 30
675
  • 20
992
  • 10
487

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    • Blood Diamond
      An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsoue). 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 ...