Interview with Djimon Hounsou at the Hollywood Premiere of "Blood Diamond"

Djimon Hounsou stars as Solomon Vandy, a simple fisherman whose life spirals out of control when he's taken captive by rebel fighters in Sierra Leone, in the dramatic film Blood Diamond. Separated from his wife and young children and forced to mine for diamonds by well-armed rebels, Solomon only has one shot at freedom for himself and his family and it all depends on how much he can trust an ex-mercenary who trades in illegal conflict diamonds.

At the Hollywood Premiere of Blood Diamond, Hounsou discussed his research process and the film's message to consumers:

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