Blood Diamond
Seen it?2006 | 143 min | Drama, Thriller, Action
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10), it drew serious awards attention and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, harrowing.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
64% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$172 million worldwide on a $100 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 568K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Edward Zwick
- Leonardo DiCaprioDanny Archer
- Djimon HounsouSolomon Vandy
- Jennifer ConnellyMaddy Bowen
- Kagiso KuypersDia Vandy
- Arnold VoslooColonel Coetzee
- Antony ColemanCordell Brown
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