BLOOD DIAMOND

Year: 2006
USA: Warner Bros Pictures
UK: Warner Bros International UK
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Jimi Mistry, Stephen Collins, Michael Sheen, David Harewood, Caruso Kuypers, Arnold Vosloo, Antony Coleman, Benu Mabhena, Basil Wallace, Marius Weyers, Ntare Mwine, Ato Essandoh, Percy Matsemela, Tony Kgoroge, Nick Reding, Klemens Becker, Akin Omotoso, Dini Nondumo, Grant Swanby, Adetokumboh M'Cormack, Gaurav Chopra, Karl McMillan, David S Lee, Jonathan Pienaar, Ronnie Nyakale, Sonni Chidiebere
Director: Edward Zwick
Country: USA
USA: 138 mins
UK: 143 mins
USA Rated: R for strong violence and language
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong violence and language
USA Release Date: 8 December 2006
UK Release Date: 26 January 2007
UK DVD Release Date: 18 June 2007



Synopsis

1990s Sierre Leone is in the throes of civil war and chaos when South African mercenary Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman join forces on a remarkable quest that could transform their lives.

Both men are African but their backgrounds are vastly different. While in prison for smuggling Archer learns that Solomon, who was forcibly taken from his family and made to work in the diamond fields, has found and hidden a rough, rare pink diamond.

With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a dangerous trek through rebel territory which could ultimately save Solomon's family and give Archer a second chance he never though he would have.

DVD EXTRAS

Available as a one disc or two disc special edition