Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond is a 2006 political thriller film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in African war zones and sold to finance conflicts, and thereby profit warlords and diamond companies across the world. Set during the Sierra Leone Civil War in 1992-2002, the film shows a country torn apart by the struggle betwee... More

Initial release date:

  • Dec 8, 2006

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 18 min

Also known as:

  • Blood Diamond,
  • Kanli elmas,
  • Blood diamond - Diamanti di sangue,
  • Diamante de Sangue,
  • Diamante de sangre,
  • Véres gyémánt,
  • Matomeno diamanti,
  • Krwawy diament,
  • Le diamant de sang,
  • Кровавый алмаз,
  • Okavango,
  • Vereteemant,
  • Krvavi dijamant,
  • Krvavý diamant

Film

Directed by

Edward Zwick

Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker and film producer noted for his epic films about social and racial issues. He has been described as a "throwback to an earlier era, an extremely cerebral director whose movies consistently feature fully rounded characters, difficult...

Cinematography:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • Mar 20, 2007
  • Dec 8, 2006
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Casting director:

Production design by:

Art direction by:

Set Decoration by:

Costume design by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 18 min
  • 2 h 23 min
  • 2 h 22 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 100,000,000

Soundtrack:

Production companies:

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Award-Nominated Work

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