DiCaprio's 'The Blood Diamond' Finds Province
[Tuesday, December 13th, 2005]
The subtropical coast of South Africa's southeastern KwaZulu-Natal province will stand in for the west African state of Sierra Leone in Leonardo DiCaprio's The Blood Diamond, says Variety.The feature, helmed by Ed Zwick, is set in 1999 Sierra Leone, a period when the country was engulfed in a vicious civil war. DiCaprio plays a smuggler who deals in conflict diamonds, which are commonly used to finance wars and rebellions in Africa.
The project is scheduled to start shooting at a coastal resort in the province on February 4th.
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