Blood Diamond

Quick Info

Year
2006
Director
Edward Zwick
Duration
143 min
Language
EN
Country
DE
Budget
$100M
Box Office
$172M

External Ratings

IMDb7.6
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes76%
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Blood Diamond

Edward Zwick2006143mEN

Our Rating

7.7/10
7.7/10
Story
7.8/10
Acting
7.6/10
Direction
7.4/10
Cinematography
7.2/10
Music

Overview

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.

Rating Breakdown

Story
7.7
Acting
7.8
Direction
7.6
Cinematography
7.4
Music
7.2

Pros

  • Exceptional dramatic depth
  • Outstanding performances
  • Emotionally powerful story

Cons

  • Slow pacing in some scenes
  • Requires close attention

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