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| Blood Diamond opens on December 8, 2006 © Warner Bros. |
Amnesty International USA is proud to announce its support of the film Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly and directed by Edward Zwick. The screenplay was written by Charles Leavitt (The Mighty), from a story by Leavitt and C. Gaby Mitchell. Blood Diamond is produced by Paula Weinstein, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Graham King and Gillian Gorfil. The executive producers are Len Amato and Benjamin Waisbren, with Kevin De La Noy co-producing.
About this film
Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), a South African mercenary, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories and their circumstances are as different as any can be - until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Vandy- who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. 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 trek through rebel territory. More than a search for a valuable diamond, the journey could save Vandy's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.
Learn More
- Blood Diamond Action website »
- Information from our partner Global Witness »
- Conflict Diamonds »
- Child Soldiers »
- Sierra Leone »
- Blood Diamond Curriculum Guide » (PDF)
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Articles and Reviews
- The roots of 'bling': 'Blood Diamond' and 'Blood on a Stone'
- Newsweek: Holiday Movie Guide
- New York Times: Diamonds Are for Never? (may require login)
- Baltimore Times: When Diamonds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend
- People: Jewelry for a Cause: Blood Diamond Bracelets
- LA Times: Diamonds Have More Best Friends Than Ever
- LA Times: Blood Diamond Movie Review
- NBC: Hounsou Pours Passion into 'Blood Diamond'
- USA Today: 'Blood Diamond' Shines Forth
- New York Post: Simmons Def and Dumb on Bling Abuses
- MSNBC: Simmons, rights groups clash over diamonds, Hip-hop mogul defends trip to African mine
- PBS: Movie Sparks Debate over Diamond Trade
- USA Today: 'Blood Diamond' in the rough
- dailynews.com: All that glitters
- NY Post: 'Diamond' life: Leo DiCaprio finally puts his activist spirit on the screen
- NY Times: Hollywood's Multifaceted Cause du Jour
- Radar: Jewel of Denial
- ABC12.com: 'Blood Diamond' and conflict
- ABC News: DiCaprio Puts Diamond Industry on Edge
- Fortune: Diamonds Aren't Forever
- Newsday: Deadly Diamond Lust
- Time: Hollywood Plays Rough With Diamonds
- Variety: The carat and the stick
- The Envelope: Leo will spill "Blood" on Oprah
- Reuters: Flow of blood diamonds, arms ebb in West Africa
- Wasghinton Post: A New Diamond War (may require login)
- Daily News: "Blood Diamond" an unkind cut
- Media Bistro: The Blingy Backlash Against Blood Diamond
- LA Weekly: Blood from Stones
- LA Times: Crystallizing Opinion
- Hollywoodbytes (LA Times): Bling King's private "Blood" letting
- LA Times: A soiree with a serious agenda (may require login)
- The Guardian: Diamond states bar war stones
- CNN: Diamond trade fuels bloody wars
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