1. Blood Diamond
By: David Fleishman Weiss

2. Table of Contents Facts Slide 3 Summary Slide 4 Characters 5
About the Director 6
Picture Gallery 7
Video Clip 9
Bibliography 10
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3. Facts Slide Name of Movie: Blood Diamond Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: Charles Leavitt (screenplay and story), C. Gaby Mitchell (story)
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Tag Line: Truth, Freedom, Fortune, It Will Cost You Everything, From the director of "Glory" and "The Last Samurai“
Plotting: A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Country: USA
Film Locations: Cape Town, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, London, England, UK, Maputo, Mozambique
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4. Summary
Danny Archer is an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe who has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. He is given the opportunity to stop the political unrest in Sierra Leone. There he meets Solomon Vandy, a Mende fisherman, and the beautiful Mandy. Both Archer and Solomon are African but have very different backgrounds. Soon they are found together on a quest to find a rare pink diamond that can change their lives. While in prison, Archer learns that Solomon has hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With help from an American journalist named Maddy Bowen, the people embark on a trek through Africa.
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5. Characters
Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe who has used his intelligence to become an important role in the conflict diamond business.
Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) is an African fisherman who mines diamonds.
Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly) is an American journalist and photographer who works for National Geographic.
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6. Director: Edward Zwick
Director Edward Zwick was born in northern Chicago in the suburb of Winnetka, Illinois. He completed his formal training of the cinematic arts at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles. In 2006 he created the amazin movie, Blood Diamond.
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7. Picture Gallery
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8. Picture Gallery
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9. Picture Gallery
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10. Movie Trailer
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11. Bibliography
"The Internet Movie Database." Blood Diamond. Internet Movie Database Inc. 28 May 2007 <
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