Blood Diamond

2006 • 143 min • R

“It will cost you everything.”

★ 7.6 / 10 (8,358 votes)

Drama Thriller Action

Synopsis

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.

About This Film

Blood Diamond is a 2006 drama, thriller, action film directed by Edward Zwick. With a runtime of 143 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10 based on 8,358 votes on TMDB. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers, Arnold Vosloo among its cast of 29 credited actors.

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

Marius Weyers

as Van De Kaap

Stephen Collins

as Ambassador Walker

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine

as M'Ed

Ato Essandoh

as Commander Rambo

David S. Lee

as Cockney Journalist

Percy Matsemela

as Commander Zero

Klemens Becker

as German Minister

Grant Swanby

as UNCHR Official

Crew