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Blood Diamond   2006         R, 138 min. Genre: Adventure / Drama Director: Edward Zwick   Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Arnold Vosloo, Kagiso Kuypers, David Harewood, Basil Wallace, Ntare Mwine, Antony Coleman, Benu Mabhena, Jimi Mistry, Marius Weyers, Stephen Collins, Ato Essandoh   During Sierra Leone's civil war in the 1990s, South African diamond smuggler Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mende fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) get help from crusading journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly) enabling them to journey through rebel territory in search of a rare pink diamond that Solomon has buried near his village. If they succeed, Solomon will be reunited with his family, and Danny just might get the chance to change his life. Extreme violence. Five Oscar nominations were received, including Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou). Cast Leonardo DiCaprio Danny Archer Jennifer Connelly Maddy Bowen Djimon Hounsou Solomon Vandy Michael Sheen Simmons Arnold Vosloo Colonel Coetzee Kagiso Kuypers Dia Vandy David Harewood Captain Poison Basil Wallace Benjamin Kapanay Ntare Mwine M`Ed Antony Coleman Cordell Brown Benu Mabhena Jassie Vandy Jimi Mistry Nabil Marius Weyers Van De Kaap Stephen Collins Abassador Walker Ato Essandoh Commander Rambo