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Blood Diamond [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Jimi Mistry, Michael Sheen
Director(s): Edward Zwick
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Violence, Profanity
Movie Release: 2006
DVD Release: 03/20/2007
Format: DVD - Color,Letterbox for TV - Closed Captioned
Edition: Dual Layered
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Number of Discs: 2
Run Time: 2 hrs 23 mins
Studio: Warner Home Video
Total Copies: 3
Genres: Drama, Adventure Drama, Message Movie
See Also: Blood Diamond [Widescreen], Blood Diamond [Fullscreen], Blood Diamond [Blu-ray], Blood Diamond [HD DVD]

DVD Synopsis

A South African mercenary and a Mende fisherman find their fates forever intertwined as they embark on a quest to obtain a rare and highly coveted pink diamond in director Edward Zwick's frantic adventure drama. Ripped from his family farm and forced to toil away in the sweltering South African diamond fields, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) discovered an extraordinary rough stone of immeasurable value. Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a hired gun who specializes in the sale of so-called "blood diamonds" that are used to finance rebellions and terrorist organizations, and is currently serving time for smuggling. As a bloody civil war rages in Sierra Leone and Archer learns that Vandy has safely hidden the diamond in a place where no one would ever suspect, the pair enlist the aid of disillusioned American journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly) in recovering the treasure that has the power to save Vandy's family and provide the desperate Archer with a much-needed chance for redemption. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Actors

Leonardo DiCaprio - Danny Archer
Jennifer Connelly - Maddy Bowen
Djimon Hounsou - Solomon Vandy
Jimi Mistry - Nabil
Michael Sheen - Simmons

Member Movie Reviews

Eileen and Brian B. (BandEBearit) wrote on 11/19/2007...

Don't miss the best movie of 2006.

BLOOD DIAMOND is a powerfully gripping, action drama that deals with civil unrest in Africa, particularly conflict diamonds and child soldiers. Leonardo DiCaprio proves once again that he has finally grown up as an actor, taking on much more mature rolls in the past three years, including great performances in the Scorsese films, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, and The Departed. This may be his best performance as Danny Archer, a cocky mercenary in the trade of African diamonds whose life takes a big turn when Soloman, a fisherman who has lost his family due to civil unrest, hides the most sought after diamond around. Portraying Soloman, Djimon Honsou proves once again that he possesses a screen power few actors are capable of. His performance two years ago in In America earned him his first Oscar nomination (the first African actor to be nominated), and there's a good chance he'll take it home this year. A savvy reporter, played by Jennifer Connely in her best role since she earned an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind, joins the team, hoping to expose the big diamond execs buying conflict diamonds. The three spend the remainder of the film getting shot at while they search for the diamond and Soloman's family. Some critics have said that the film doesn't really accomplish the goal of being both an action film and a message film. I certainly got the message. Some of the more violent scenes, including children firing AK-47s at other children, many with smiles on their faces, were enough to chill to the bone. And the standard action, like a car chase through the wilderness, was very well done. But, Blood Diamond is more than just an action or message film. It's an emotional, heart-wrenching journey into a world most Americans would rather not think about, and don't. And that's the very reason why everyone should see it.