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.
| Release Date | December 8, 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Blood Diamond | |
| Runtime | 2h 23min | |
| Budget | $100,000,000 | |
| Revenue | $171,700,000 | |
| Language | Afrikaans, English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | Germany, United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Virtual StudiosSpring Creek PicturesBedford Falls ProductionsInitial Entertainment GroupLonely Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG.Warner Bros. PicturesLiberty Pictures | |