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Djimon Hounsou on new Movie Push |
Blood Diamond Trailer HD (2006) |
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| Release Date
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8 December 2006 (USA) |
| MPAA
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Rated R for strong violence and language. |
| Genre
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Adventure / Drama / Thriller |
| Company
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Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Soundtrack
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Shine on 'Em |
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Color |
| Filming Locations
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Cape Town, South Africa |
| Runtime
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143 min |
| Awards
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Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations |
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Mende / English / Afrikaans |
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DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS |
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2.35 : 1 |
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Greece:K-13 / South Korea:18 / Australia:MA / France:-12 / Argentina:16 / Malaysia:18PL / Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) / Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) / Portugal:M/16 / Brazil:16 / Germany:16 (bw) / USA:R (certificate #43118) / Singapore:NC-16 / Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) / Norway:15 / Canada:13+ (Quebec) / UK:15 / Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) / Netherlands:16 / Finland:K-15 / Canada:14A / Hong Kong:IIB / New Zealand:R16 / Ireland:15A |
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Overwiew :A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond. News Photographer / Sierra Leone / Military Training / Holding Cell / Laptop Computer |
Starring :
Benu Mabhena, Michael Sheen, Arnold Vosloo, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Harewood, Kagiso Kuypers, Basil Wallace, Ntare Mwine, Adetokumboh M'Cormack, Oscar Isaac, Ato Essandoh
Directors :
Edward Zwick
Producers :
Josh Gummersall, Gregory Jacobs, Graham King, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Paula Weinstein, Gillian Gorfil, Kevin De La Noy, Benjamin Waisbren, Len Amato
Writers :
Charlie Mitchell, Charles Leavitt, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Charles Leavitt |
 Critic Reviews
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - William Arnold : ...fueled by DiCaprio's intensity and believability. more...
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B+
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San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle : ...brain-fryingly boring. more...
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D+
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers : DiCaprio is terrific, but he can't save this lecture from the shame of using Africa as a vehicle for another white man's redemption. more...
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C
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ReelViews - James Berardinelli : ...uncompromising in the way it depicts the Sierra Leone conflict... more...
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B
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New York Times - Manohla Dargis : ...gilded in money and dripping with sanctimony... more...
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C-
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New York Post - Kyle Smith : Picture Indiana Jones reading aloud a couple of huffy editorials from the New York Times while he's dodging boulders and you'll get the idea. more...
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C-
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Hollywood Reporter - Sheri Linden : ...the film seldom transcends the awkwardness of its edutainment blend. more...
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filmcritic.com - Anne Gilbert : ...surprisingly successful. more...
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B+
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Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum : There is every reason to learn about the link between jewels and death, by all means, but no reason to try to disguise a term paper as entertainment. more...
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C+
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E! Online - Luke Y. Thompson : Edward Zwick, will you please step down off your soapbox? more...
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C+
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Chicago Tribune - Michael Wilmington : ...a visually sumptuous, bullet-train-paced thriller with a really provocative theme. more...
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A-
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Chicago Sun-Times - Richard Roeper : ...a work of amazingly orchestrated chaos. more...
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A
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Boston Globe - Ty Burr : ...wears both its social conscience and its Hollywood calculation on its sleeve. more...
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B-
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Eleanor Ringel Gillespie : The movie's not a gem, but DiCaprio's performance is. more...
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B-
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ragingrae12 says @ Thursday - March 19,2009
This is not just a movie this is a real life put in a great performance by great actors. I don t like Di Caprio in Titanic but in this movie he proved that he is as good as the best actors that I know. | | | | Reply | | |
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