By: David Fleishman Weiss. Blood Diamond May 8, 2007 David Fleishman Weiss Table of Contents Facts...

By: David Fleishman Weiss

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0450259/228.jpg.html?seq=2

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0450259/04437.jpg.html?seq=5

May 8, 2007May 8, 2007 David Fleishman WeissDavid Fleishman WeissBlood DiamondBlood Diamond

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

Facts Slide 3 Summary Slide 4 Characters 5 About the Director 6 Picture Gallery 7 Video Clip 9 Bibliography

10


Facts SlideFacts 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


SummarySummary Danny Archer is an ex-mercenary Danny Archer is an ex-mercenary

from Zimbabwe who has made from Zimbabwe who has made himself a key player in the himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. He business of conflict diamonds. He is given the opportunity to stop the is given the opportunity to stop the political unrest in Sierra Leone. political unrest in Sierra Leone. There he meets Solomon Vandy, a There he meets Solomon Vandy, a Mende fisherman, and the Mende fisherman, and the beautiful Mandy. Both Archer and beautiful Mandy. Both Archer and Solomon are African but have very Solomon are African but have very different backgrounds. Soon they different backgrounds. Soon they are found together on a quest to are found together on a quest to find a rare pink diamond that can find a rare pink diamond that can change their lives. While in prison, change their lives. While in prison, Archer learns that Solomon has Archer learns that Solomon has hidden the extraordinary rough hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With help from an American stone. With help from an American journalist named Maddy Bowen, journalist named Maddy Bowen, the people embark on a trek the people embark on a trek through Africa. through Africa.


CharactersCharacters Danny Archer (Danny Archer (Leonardo Leonardo

DiCaprio) isDiCaprio) is an an ex-mercenary ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe who has used from Zimbabwe who has used his intelligence to become an his intelligence to become an important role in the conflict important role in the conflict diamond business.diamond business.

Solomon Vandy (Solomon Vandy (Djimon Djimon Hounsou)Hounsou) is an African is an African fisherman who mines fisherman who mines diamonds.diamonds.

Maddy Bowen (Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Jennifer Connelly) Connelly) is an American is an American journalist and photographer journalist and photographer who works for National who works for National Geographic. Geographic.


Director: Director: Edward Zwick Edward Zwick

Director Edward Zwick Director Edward Zwick was born in northern was born in northern Chicago in the suburb Chicago in the suburb of Winnetka, Illinois. of Winnetka, Illinois. He completed his He completed his formal training of formal training of the the cinematic arts at the cinematic arts at the AFI Conservatory in AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles. In 2006 Los Angeles. In 2006 he created the amazin he created the amazin movie, Blood Diamond. movie, Blood Diamond.


PicturePicture GalleryGallery


Picture GalleryPicture Gallery


Movie TrailerMovie Trailer


BibliographyBibliography

"The Internet Movie Database." "The Internet Movie Database." Blood Blood DiamondDiamond. Internet Movie Database Inc. 28 . Internet Movie Database Inc. 28 May 2007 May 2007 <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450259/>. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450259/>.

By: David Fleishman Weiss. Blood Diamond May 8, 2007 David Fleishman Weiss Table of Contents Facts...

Documents

Transcript of By: David Fleishman Weiss. Blood Diamond May 8, 2007 David Fleishman Weiss Table of Contents Facts...