The movie follows a fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond in a country torn apart by the struggle between government loyalists and insurgent forces.
3 February 1945, Johannesburg, South Africa
12 December 1970, Catskill Mountains, New York, USA
27 February 1982, Sierra Leone
31 August 1962, London, England, UK
6 October 1941, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
25 July 1967, Durban, South Africa
12 January 1964, London, England, UK
August 11, 1989 in New Orleans
15 February 1945, Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany
13 May 1975, York, England, UK
11 November 1974, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
March 28, 2014
It's clear that Blood Diamond takes quite a while to wholeheartedly get going...
January 25, 2007
It doesn't entirely evade the issue at its core - conflict diamonds - in favour of pure action by way of guns and planes, thrills and spills; but it hardly embraces the subject fully either.
December 11, 2006
DiCaprio proves himself the most watchful and watchable actor of his age.
June 29, 2007
Both excitingly well made and dispiritingly formulaic.
December 08, 2006
It succeeds well at what it sets out to do: wrapping a worthy message in a compelling story.
February 02, 2009
Blood Diamond is a movie zircon. It doesn't cut glass, but it cuts plot, character, and credibility. It could be Hotel Rwanda, but instead it's Motel Deep-Six.
February 28, 2008
Yes, Blood Diamond is preachy, but it's a sermon we need to hear.
April 23, 2009
After centuries of raping Africa for its resources, now we exploit its misery for our amusement.
July 06, 2010
Despite fine performances, Blood Diamond is an unfortunate disappointment due to heavy handed direction which dilutes its message.
February 03, 2007
Blood Diamond has all the cinematic punch of a lengthy Nation article.
December 08, 2006
[Director Zwick] is craftsman enough that the pace never slackens, the chase scenes thrill, and the battle scenes sicken. And if it makes viewers think twice about buying their sweethearts that hard-won hunk of ice for Christmas, so much the better.
