A mercenary and a Mende fisherman join forces in a quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives.
Thought provoking and beautiful while at the same time intensely disturbing, 'Blood Diamond' gives a human face to the brutal conflict that ravaged Sierra Leone. Djimon Hounsou plays Solomon Vandy, a fisherman who is captured by rebel forces and put to work in a remote and, from the official point of view of the international diamond trading organisations, illegal diamond mine. After discovering and safely hiding an exceptionally large diamond, Vandy flees from the camp intent on reuniting the family he was separated from and then using the diamond to finance a better life for them away from their African home. Vandy is aided by Danny Archer, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, a South African soldier-of-fortune and diamond-smuggler who sees Vandy's diamond as his ticket out of war torn Africa. Due to its accurate portrayal of the plight of child soldiers and regular instances of graphic violence, 'Blood Diamond' is not always an easy film to watch but it has an important story to tell and features excellent performances and dazzling cinematography.
Best film I have seen all year. Di Caprio is awesome, the story is incredulous and it hits hard!
Unique!!
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Edward Zwick directs this tale of a prized diamond, the hands through which it passes and the inhumanity that results from man's greed. Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a former Zimbabwean mercenary now living in Sierra Leone during the '91-'00 civil war. Archer hears that an imprisoned Mende fisherman, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Honsou), has found and hid a large, pink diamond whilst doing forced labour in the mines the guerrillas are using to fund their war. Vandy has escaped the camp but his son is left behind. Archer has the wherewithal to help him make the perilous return to the camp, though his motives are less honourable than those of the frantic father. An American Journalist Maddy Bowen is sniffing for a story and forms an attachment to Archer, who looks like a story all of his own. She's soon embarked upon the journey with them - her contacts as useful as those of Archer in securing a path through the dangerous terrain of this lawless country. It soon becomes apparent that Archer is not the only one who's heard about this giant pink jewel and the trio is beset by those intent on having it at every turn. Can they reach Vandy's son before the rebels brainwash him and make him yet another boy soldier? Can Maddy convince Archer to do the right thing for the right reason? Is there a heart in Archer's chest?
Edward Zwick directs this tale of a prized diamond, the hands through which it passes and the inhumanity that results from man's greed. Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a former Zimbabwean mercenary now living in Sierra Leone during the '91-'00 civil war. Archer hears that an imprisoned Mende fisherman, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Honsou), has found and hid a large, pink diamond whilst doing forced labour in the mines the guerrillas are using to fund their war. Vandy has escaped the camp but his son is left behind. Archer has the wherewithal to help him make the perilous return to the camp, though his motives are less honourable than those of the frantic father. An American Journalist Maddy Bowen is sniffing for a story and forms an attachment to Archer, who looks like a story all of his own. She's soon embarked upon the journey with them - her contacts as useful as those of Archer in securing a path through the dangerous terrain of this lawless country. It soon becomes apparent that Archer is not the only one who's heard about this giant pink jewel and the trio is beset by those intent on having it at every turn. Can they reach Vandy's son before the rebels brainwash him and make him yet another boy soldier? Can Maddy convince Archer to do the right thing for the right reason? Is there a heart in Archer's chest?
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