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Blood Diamond. By: David Fleishman Weiss. Table of Contents. Facts Slide3 Summary Slide4 Characters5 About the Director6 Picture Gallery7 Video Clip9 Bibliography10. Facts Slide. Name of Movie: Blood Diamond Director: Edward Zwick - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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By: David Fleishman Weiss
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Table of ContentsTable of Contents Facts Slide 3 Summary Slide4 Characters 5 About the Director 6 Picture Gallery 7 Video Clip9 Bibliography 10
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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
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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 business himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. He is given the of conflict diamonds. He is given the opportunity to stop the political opportunity to stop the political unrest in Sierra Leone. There he unrest in Sierra Leone. There he meets Solomon Vandy, a Mende meets Solomon Vandy, a Mende fisherman, and the beautiful Mandy. fisherman, and the beautiful Mandy. Both Archer and Solomon are Both Archer and Solomon are African but have very different African but have very different backgrounds. Soon they are found backgrounds. Soon they are found together on a quest to find a rare together on a quest to find a rare pink diamond that can change their pink diamond that can change their lives. While in prison, Archer learns lives. While in prison, Archer learns that Solomon has hidden the that Solomon has hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With extraordinary rough stone. With help from an American journalist help from an American journalist named Maddy Bowen, the people named Maddy Bowen, the people embark on a trek through Africa. embark on a trek through Africa.
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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.
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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.
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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/>.
