Blood Diamond

Continuity mistake: In the beginning, the bad guy with a red beret tells the kid about the consequences of voting. He extends his left hand with a paper in it. In the next angle he is holding a machete. Then in the next one, he is back with the paper.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Danny first spots Maddy in the bar, his cigarette is broken. Then he sits down, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Danishbuddha

Continuity mistake: At the end of the movie they show the article written by Maddy and a photo of Archer that she took, in the photo he is facing to the side but when she took the photo he was facing her full-on.

Continuity mistake: Danny takes a sip from his beer but the camera changes and he is suddenly holding his beer. (01:15:25)

Continuity mistake: Danny has two small wounds on his forehead on the right side which disappear through the film.

Continuity mistake: When Danny and Maddy are at the bar, Danny says, "Get over yourself, darling," and then proceeds to light a cigarette, which he holds between his index and middle fingers. When the shot changes, he is holding it between his thumb and the rest of his fingers.

Continuity mistake: After Solomon takes the kid to the bus, he gets in but he suddenly appears in the car with Danny Maddy and the other guy.

Continuity mistake: The second time Danny and Maddy are in the bar together, after the finish dancing, they head over to the bar. Danny puts a cigarette in his mouth, but when it cuts to the other side, the cigarette is gone from his mouth, and he does a shot.

Continuity mistake: When the main characters are stopped on the bridge by the child soldiers the boy shoots out the window of the bus. When they reach the air strip the bus window is unbroken. (01:00:00)

Factual error: Throughout the entire movie, the vehicles are driven on the left side of the road. Sierra Leone drives on the right. This is likely because the filming locations of South Africa and Mozambique drive on the left.

Jazetopher

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Question: When Solomon met with Michael Sheen, he and Maddy were staging a set-up to expose him, as well Van De Kamp. Since what he and Van de Kamp did were technically illegal, wouldn't Solomon be arrested for giving him the diamond?

Answer: More often than not, lesser criminals are granted immunity in order to bring down greater criminals or complete criminal organizations. From a criminal justice standpoint, it makes sense to let Vandy off scot free if it helps you put the big fish in jail.

Nauticalisimo

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