USA / Germany,
2006, 143 min
Directed by:
Edward ZwickScreenplay:
Charles LeavittCinematography:
Eduardo SerraComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Arnold Vosloo, Basil Wallace, David Harewood, Jimi Mistry, Michael Sheen, Marius Weyers (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2007 - Leonardo DiCaprio (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2007 - Djimon Hounsou (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2007 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 2007 - Best Sound Mixing
- 2007 - Best Sound Editing
Golden Globes
- 2007 - Leonardo DiCaprio (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2007 - Best Picture
- 2007 - Leonardo DiCaprio (Best Actor)
- 2007 - Djimon Hounsou (Best Supporting Actor)