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Synopsis
Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 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 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 Solomon - 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, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have. Leonardo DiCaprio during press conference on The Beach, 2000 Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an Academy Award-winning American actor well known for roles in blockbuster movies like Titanic (1997) and The Aviator (2004), and was famed for his far reaching global celebrity influence dubbed as Leo...
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born on April 24, 1960) is an African actor, dancer and fashion model who was born in Cotonou, Benin. ...
The Mende are a large tribe (population approximately 700,000), speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. ...
Jennifer Connelly in the 2003 drama House of Sand and Fog Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning film American actress. ...
Cast Leonardo DiCaprio during press conference on The Beach, 2000 Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an Academy Award-winning American actor well known for roles in blockbuster movies like Titanic (1997) and The Aviator (2004), and was famed for his far reaching global celebrity influence dubbed as Leo...
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born on April 24, 1960) is an African actor, dancer and fashion model who was born in Cotonou, Benin. ...
Jennifer Connelly in the 2003 drama House of Sand and Fog Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning film American actress. ...
Arnold Vosloo (born June 16, 1962 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African actor, now a naturalized American, best known for playing the title role in the 1999 film The Mummy, and its sequel, He began his acting career in the South Africa theatre where he won several Dalro...
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Controversy The De Beers Corporation who controls the vast majority of the diamond trade has expressed its reservations that the movie will reduce public demand for diamonds. De Beers maintains that the trade in conflict diamonds has been eliminated by the Kimberley Process and has requested that the movie contain a disclaimer saying the events are fictional and in the past and that no diamond smuggling occurs any more. The De Beers Group is a Johannesburg and London-based diamond mining and trading corporation. ...
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is a scheme designed to prevent conflict diamonds (also known as blood diamonds) entering the mainstream rough diamond market. ...
See also A conflict diamond (also called a blood diamond) is a diamond mined in a war zone and sold, usually clandestinely, in order to finance an insurgent or invading armys war efforts. ...
External links Exclusive Leonardo DiCaprio filming Blood Diamond Pics! The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about actors, films, television shows, television stars, video games and production crew personnel. ...
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Hi guys, just scored a PILE of pics of Leonardo DiCaprio filming The Blood Diamond in London!
The movie is set in Sierra Leone and follows DiCaprio as a South African mercenary who discovers that an extraordinarily rare pink diamond has been found by Djimon Hounslou's character and together they trek through rebel territory in a journey that will redeem one of them and bring hope to the other.
And as you can see from the pics there's a London Red bus featuring prominently in the background? So just why is a London Red bus being filmed for a film set in Sierra Leone?
They weren't filming this scene in Sierra Leone, it was being filmed in London! And to be more specific in the City of London area. The real business heart of London.
While we didn't manage to find out why, I think I'm going to hazard a guess that DiCaprio's character would have been there setting up a deal to sell the fabled Blood Diamond?
Cheers
Gary Gray Editor www.realmovienews.com
- Cry Freetown, award winning documentary about conflict diamonds and the civil war in Sierra Leone
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