Welcome to a new edition of “On Location” by Jaya Travel & Tours, where we focus on famous film locations worldwide that you can travel to. Today, our series features the dramatic story of Blood Diamond film locations. This award-winning film captures the timeless and often tragic pursuit of treasures that have driven people to risk everything, even their lives.
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Blood Diamond Synopsis
Director: Edward Zwick | Run time: 2 hr 23 min | Genre: adventure, drama, thriller | Rating: R
To find a legendary large pink diamond, Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) teams up with Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) who discovered the treasure while being forced to hunt for diamonds by a rebel military faction in Sierra Leone. The corruption and horrors of the diamond business and how the selling of blood diamonds funds militant groups in Africa are explored by an American journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly).
What Are Blood Diamonds
You may be wondering where the term “blood diamonds” comes from. Also known as “conflict diamonds” or “war diamonds,” this is a term used to describe diamonds mined and sold by insurgent groups, armies, or warlords to fund their activities. Often, the laborers that do this are forced into it. Many of them are children.
Blood Diamond Film Locations
V&A Waterfront, South Africa
The V&A Waterfront (shortened from Victoria & Albert) is an upscale part of Cape Town. The site is featured in one of the last scenes in the film when Danny makes a heart-wrenching call to Maddy. Known for fine dining, fashion, and shopping, it attracts millions of visitors every year and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city. It affords views of Table Mountain, Table Bay Harbour, and the Atlantic shoreline.
Port Edward, South Africa
Nestled on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal on the border of the Easter Cape Province lies a small resort town called Port Edward. Providing a blend of country and costal beauty, this site provides unmatched beauty.
The infamous scene with DiCaprio and Hounsou running from RUF insurgents was filmed here.
Maputo, Mozambique
Maputo is the capital of Mozambique and served as a major filming location for Blood Diamond. It is known as “The City of Acacias” for the many acacia trees that are used in its landscaping. Since filming could not be done in Sierra Leone’s real capital of Freetown, Maputo served as a substitute.
Goba, Mozambique
Goba is a very small town in southern Mozambique, almost on the border of Swaziland. It provided much of the natural landscapes found in the movie, particularly the scene in which DiCaprio calls Connelly. While Connelly is on the posh V&A Waterfront, DiCaprio is hiding in the natural, African landscape.
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