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Blood Diamond (HD-DVD) (2006) (Region 1 DVD)
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou). 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 across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside. Directed by Edward Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai), this urgent, intensely...
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Edward Zwick directs this tale of a prized diamond, the hands through which it passes and the inhumanity that results from man's greed. Danny Archer ( Leonardo DiCaprio ) is a former Zimbabwean mercenary now living in Sierra Leone during the '91-'00 civil war. Archer hears that an imprisoned Mende fisherman, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Honsou), has found and hid a large, pink diamond whilst doing forced labour in the mines the guerrillas are using to fund their war. Vandy has escaped the camp but his son...
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Blood Diamond DVD
An Ex-Mercenary turned diamond smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou). Amid the explosive civl war overtaking 199 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desparate 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 swathe of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside.
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Blood Diamond / HD DVD
Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's 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...
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DiCaprio stars as Rhodesian diamond smuggler Danny Archer, a largely unscrupulous ‘business man’ who sells weapons to the rebels fighting to overturn the elected government of Sierra Leone in exchange for diamonds. The rebels he supplies are using a campaign of rape, mutilation and murder in order to terrorise the people of Sierra Leone into submission; they also force children to take part in the conflict by kidnapping and conditioning them to kill, turning them into child soldiers. None of this...
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Blood Diamond (Fullscreen) (2006) (Region 1 DVD)
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.
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Edward Zwick directs this tale of a prized diamond, the hands through which it passes and the inhumanity that results from man's greed. Danny Archer ( Leonardo DiCaprio ) is a former Zimbabwean mercenary now living in Sierra Leone during the '91-'00 civil war. Archer hears that an imprisoned Mende fisherman, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Honsou), has found and hid a large, pink diamond whilst doing forced labour in the mines the guerrillas are using to fund their war. Vandy has escaped the camp but his son...
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Free UK postage. Friendly returns policy. Pre-release price promise. 100% secure website. Save money with our Bonus Points. One of The Indy's Top 50 e-boutiques.
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Blood Diamond (Blu-Ray) (2006) (Region 1 DVD)
Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - an ex-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...
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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.
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