Blood Diamond - "God Left This Place A Long Time Ago"

Leonardo Dicaprio (Danny Archer) & Jennifer Connelly (Maddy Bowen)

[@Toncor12]

As a white African I salute his attempt at our accent, it's not easy to emulate.

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

Actually a Rhodesian one but yeah it's good

[@Toncor12]

@@wheresmyeyebrow1608 - correct, a white African.

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

@@Toncor12 Oh sorry I read 'South African' That's what you get for watching a movie to 3am in the morning

[@Toncor12]

@@wheresmyeyebrow1608 no problem

[@springbok8876]

@@wheresmyeyebrow1608 His accent is definitely a mix of South African and Rhodesian. His character clearly states he was sent to South Africa in 1978 and joined the SADF's 32 Battalion which fought in Angola til 1989. He used some South African slang throughout the film such as "doos", "munts" and "kaffer" which are all South African insults you can't get any more South African than that. While his character is Rhodesian he's heavily influenced by South Africans.

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

"Will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other" This quote is as relevant today as it was when the movie was made. I'm atheist but there's something about this that just captures human tragedy and behaviour in such a profound way.

[@LattiMonstaaa]

For me its the second line, the God left this place a long time ago. I dont think Archer is atheist either, which is probably why it feels so momentous.

[@John-dd8kh]

@eddiewinehosen He's coming back soon.. you bet your disrespectful ass on that!

[@hess1912]

@Mo Ana Hmmmm

[@geoffhill6992]

i felt that too

[@knightstormbringer]

The dialogue is super cheesy but Leo really sells it with genuine emotion

[@Ali-wz9op]

“You Americans love to talk about your feelings” . 2021 that’s truer than ever before .

[@rmtjp3875]

I feel you bro

[@jipke]

That really sounds like a microagression to me!

[@VisionsDark]

So its better to suppress your emotions?

[@Ali-wz9op]

@@VisionsDark The amount of resources that’s put behind the talk of “feelings” is a bit excessive in the States . Celebrity campaigns , commercials , conferences and seminars in schools from k-12 . All this talk yet America has created and continues to create the conditions that cause her citizens to suffer greatly from mental health issues . It’s just a very high moral stance from a country that has no moral currency . That’s the air Leo has in the movie towards Americans also , IMO .

[@jipke]

@@VisionsDark In today's day and age, where facts don't matter anymore but feelings do (BLM, CRT, LHBTQWERTY), I'd say he was spot. on.

[@jai3310]

And let's give Jennifer Connelly a standing ovation......she played the perfect partner in this scene to DiCaprio.

[@BipoIarbear]

U know what where the most beautiful woman of the 80s is still even in a movie like this when they aren’t even trying amazes me

[@jonathanlee5314]

@@BipoIarbear Her acting was really good in Blood Diamond and by god she looked good too.

[@wyattfamily3519]

Guessin ur Indian

[@stephencooper7459]

@@jonathanlee5314 she still does you know. She was class in reqium for a dream but that's not something I'll watch twice 😉

[@OneDeepDegree]

“Ya ya, next time bring a satellite tv, I want to see Baywatch”😂

[@ElBandito]

He seems to give his best performance on movies he dies in. Titanic, The Departed, Blood Diamond, Django Unchained...

[@harishpanikar4912]

In his Every movies his Performance was High class beyond limits

[@varunsharma8618]

U forgot aviator, wolf of the wall street, catch me if u can... And the list goes on

[@nox5870]

El Bandito Not really , In the Wolf Of Wall Street he was amazing and he didn’t die in that film ! Also the basketball diaries , Catch me if you Can and etc

[@syukrihantu]

Ironically, he won the Oscar for a movie he lives in.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Is he bad in anything though? He won an Oscar for the Reverent. He's a good actor.

[@roraio]

This scene is absolutely incredible! So subtle, yet so loud! It hits you to the core with profound dialogue and gestures.

[@jai3310]

it's intense as fuck. He nailed it. DiCaprio deserves all the victoria's secret supermodels he gets lol

[@hawkinatorgamer9725]

Great comment Raraio and yes I agree. Feel like my ears are ringing from the noise of it while at the same time, its just two people talking. Great scene, great movie, and once again great comment.

[@jai3310]

How he didn't win an oscar for this movie, is beyond me. "most people back home didn't even know we were at war. We thought we were fighting communism , but in the end, it was all about who gets what"

[@bornfree8073]

@@silvergriffin2585 orwell says there are only two political systems that can operate, fascism and socailism. Orwell says getting rid of the profit incentive would increase progress and development. Orwell gave a great insight to a simple minded socailist, but nothing else. He was far from a genius and wrong about anything with economics.

[@jessicacampbell4142]

I was so pissed when I found out he did not get it

[@Cruisentom]

Because of last king of Scotland

[@rainy7106]

@@bornfree8073 where was he wrong though? Propping up your false gods of “economics” isn’t evidence to prove him wrong.

[@icysaracen3054]

@@bornfree8073 no matter what political system - there always going to be one greedy fuck that wants it all.

[@Chatterbox-94]

“Will god ever forgive us for what we’ve done to each other?” Possibly the most powerful line in the movie. That question is something we ask constantly. And despite what so many people think or believe, there is no exact answer.

[@bond5243]

there is if you read the bible

[@frauleinhohenzollern]

Well, didn't God create us this way? A being which exists outside of what we perceive as time, omnipotent omniscient omnibenevolent and so on, it must've known what we'd do. If anything, we should be asked if we forgive God for creating us this way, just to suffer and live in confusion without any true purpose. But, he sent his son 2000 years ago so I guess that's good enough, now he forgives us for being what he made us to be. All religion is BS.

[@thehourifirstbelieved3655]

He forgave all humanity 2000 years ago on the cross

[@thehourifirstbelieved3655]

@@frauleinhohenzollern you’re only looking at the negative side of life, not the positives of love, forgiveness and overcoming the negative situations we find ourselves in, plus we find true meaning and comfort in the pain, because it makes us realise how good can overcome bad and shows Gods love. You’re basically blaming God for giving us free will, and with that free will we chose to rebel, which ultimately made us fallen, hence all the pain and misery in life, but you sound like a pessimist and someone I wouldn’t want to hang with too long as you would drag me down.

[@thehourifirstbelieved3655]

@@frauleinhohenzollern plus, just remind yourself that you’re judging the creator of the universe with your statement, unless you think we are from tadpoles and apes, which by the way the animal kingdom is just as brutal as ours, so you’re in a loose loose situation with your mentality

[@lonewolf4000]

DiCaprio is leaps and bounds ahead of any other actor around right now

[@bubbly912]

Totally agree with you! ☺

[@mccrispysparks]

yea.....so true

[@TheDazzler420]

lonewolf4000 there are very few like Christian bale and Daniel day Lewis

[@vitalityfox]

lonewolf4000 what fucking annoys the fuck out of me is Matthew fucking McConaughey gets the same treatment Christian Bale, Daniel Day Lewis, and Leonardo De Caprio gets.

[@mikeburley8255]

Joaquin Phoenix has entered the chat

[@jazzyjeff1282]

Leo has rapidly risen to my favorite actors. This is something i would had never thought i would have said when he was in titanic

[@cristianafavre4900]

jazzyjeff1282 what about basketball diaries , then?

[@renee6524]

He had some pretty amazing roles...This Boy Life,Gilbert Grape, The Baskeyball Diaries, Total Eclipse and Marvin's Room...he has always been extremely talented

[@harishpanikar4912]

This guy is the God of Natural Acting .How smoothly he talk and change is expression according to every Dialogue is an ability that makes him No1 Hollywood Actor

[@irishmacky8773]

I had a white South African friend in highschool and he was thoroughly impressed with Leo's accent so to those who think it's shit this came from a white South African who would know better than some bullshit critics

[@leprovokateur7745]

That’s not a South African accent

[@Timthethespian89]

He’s not doing a South African accent, he’s doing a Rhodesian accent

[@ethanduckworth6634]

@@Timthethespian89 They basically sound the same.

[@Rhodieman]

@@Timthethespian89 Ja, and as a Rhodesian, he pretty nailed it spot on. Even with his slang and exclamations like "Ag, what's the point, hey?"

[@goldenlion647]

@@leprovokateur7745 South African, Rhodesian theres no difference, the accent is the same.

[@toedragtitty]

"Sometimes a moment of love can make a bad man good"

[@TheSoldier0fortunE]

He isnt a bad man, thats the point. Just born in a fucked up part of the world during a fucked up time.

[@Buddybud259]

@@TheSoldier0fortunE it's a quote from the movie bro

[@garlicoshallots200]

Except it was never the girl that made him good. It was Solomon's love for his family

[@ldcrp2483]

@@garlicoshallots200 exactly

[@HasufelyArod]

@@garlicoshallots200 The comment of the day. :D

[@fetfa23]

Ya, Ya give him an Oscar ya

[@gusfalk]

+Ellias P. i laugehd so hard at that lol

[@gursimransingh3738]

+Ellias P. yup he has it now..:)

[@alinagy]

+Ellias P. I might have loved too hard at this.

[@jessicacampbell4142]

he should have got an oscar for this. I was so angry when he didn't get it.

[@richardduplessis1090]

Why?

[@bethanybrewer7024]

I am always thoroughly impressed by Leonardo DiCaprio's acting ability and the first time I watched this movie cemented that admiration. Although many argue his accent wasn't very well delivered, I think it is brilliant. This scene is my favourite because it digs deeper beneath the tough facade of Danny Archer and makes you realise that he too has been affected by the violence around him. I cry every time I watch this, partly because I am blown away by Leo and also because we can finally feel something for Danny apart from anger. I am only a teenager and I get jested at quite often by my friends for liking Leonardo DiCaprio but I can't help but be mesmerised by his brilliance. I applaud you, Mr DiCaprio, and may you keep making excellent movies.

[@hellotheremyolfriend]

Why would you get jested for liking a brilliant actor who sacrifices so much of himself to his craft, and delivers awesome performances to his audiences and fans? Your friends got some growing up to do.

[@John-dd8kh]

@@hellotheremyolfriend indeed.. hope they've grown up by now LoL

[@harishpanikar4912]

Even when Leonardo was a child artist he delivered High quality of Acting

[@atm1947]

I mean the addition of the Afrikaans dialect is very smooth, especially with the "ja"s and "Bru"s

[@rimun5235]

To be honest, if the accent isn't right it almost always never feels right to me. It doesn't matter how good the acting is. Only people who aren't familiar will have no issues but sometimes, a bad accent is very distracting if you are familiar with the accents.

[@LAnKAnBoY91]

4:31 the tender moment immediately cuts to the next morning subtly hinting to the viewers own perception to guess what happened that night. the chemistry between the two legendary actors is truly underrated

[@shabnamrafique7730]

Romeo and Juliet

[@band1tcsgo153]

I'll say this... My grandfather had this quote written down, (I didn't know that it was from this movie till now) to later we found it in his handwriting, was off of this movie. My Gpa was a Marine in Vietnam. After that war he definitely was not the same.. Coming from a 22 year old, that sentence I can relate more too now than I'd imagine what it'd be then. I have a special place for him in my heart.. He passed when I was 9 years old. His handwriting of this quote, now will forever live with me on my shoulder as his handwriting at the time of writing it. "Sometimes I wonder. Will God ever forgive us for what we've don to each other"...

[@travelerforever8849]

Soldiers face a lot of horrors regardless what war they fought..

[@georgewashington3393]

Yup. My grandfather was a. 30 cal machine gunner at the battle of pork chop hill in Korea. He was 19 years old and his assistant was blown to smithereens right in front of him and he jumped in a shell hole and prayed to God that he would go to church every Sunday if he helped him make it home alive. We only know this because one day in the 80s my dad had just started dating my mom and his car broke down in their driveway in the pouring rain and my grandfather was drunk and was rambling about it to my father on the porch while he was waiting for a friend to pick him up. My grandfather never talked about the war and he gave away all his guns to his buddies when he came home. One thing we learned was that he kept his promise to his maker because that man walked a mile to church every Sunday until the day that he died in 2016.👍

[@chahnjo]

“You Americans love to talk about your feelings” . 2024 that’s truer than ever before .

[@Fishbowl50]

No need to copy a comment

[@hello7032]

Oh shut it

[@MrSit87]

I was in africa for three months and l thought the same thing: "god left this place a long time ago". This movie really shows an accurate picture of africa and dicaprio plays his role great.

[@rockandrollman3827]

@Brad Sanchez this is Africa 😆

[@nashreeqafiqi8009]

TIA

[@kedarnayak6826]

This is always gonna be my most favourite Leonardo movie of all time. His accent as a Zimbabwean and so deep dialogues and what wonderful acting by everyone. I wonder how Leo got an academy for Revenant and not this.

[@jamesfpiper]

*Rhodesian*

[@kedarnayak6826]

@@jamesfpiper We say Zimbabwe now, don't we?

[@jamesfpiper]

@@kedarnayak6826 Do we?

[@kedarnayak6826]

@@jamesfpiper Last time I checked

[@josie4065]

@@kedarnayak6826 Do we now?

[@muneebbhat3928]

They don't make such beautiful movies anymore. Its a shame

[@mattharperdevon]

One of the very best scenes from any film in years. Very powerful.

[@KoOkiEzRoCkz]

The ending of this scene is beautiful imo. A human touch can go a long way. We may never truly understand another’s pain, or be able to help them with it properly. But at least we can show that we will be by their side.

[@montevideo3580]

I love the part at 3:00 whe she tells him to shut up and then she comforts him when he shows some vulnerability. Maddy is not just a pretty face. She is smart and caring. God, if I could find a woman like that.

[@HasufelyArod]

These days the red flags advertise themselves easily. Just check these videos of "modern women being jerks" or stuff, that way you get a glimpse of who to easily avoid.

[@313714]

I need to come back to this scene at various points in my life to feel alive and get some emotions out

[@kmaidotia]

@313 me too

[@ViolentNin]

Such an amazing scene filled with many truths.

[@nickgillen9030]

This is one of Leo's best ever scenes. To convey the emotion of such deeply repressed feelings of anguish, while maintaining the accent is sublime. The bloody hand scene in Django and the unscripted gun scene with Jack Nicholson in The Departed get referenced a lot, but for me this is on a par with them.

[@LitheInLitotes]

What bullshit to talk about "uNScrIpTeD" scenes. Nobody cares

[@nickgillen9030]

@@LitheInLitotes you cared enough to comment dickhead.

[@johnz9689]

You american likes to talk about your feelings, hm?

[@loanchu9733]

Cái ngươi Mỹ thiếu nhất lại chính là feeling! Hay những feeling kiểu này. Nghĩa là cái gì đó sâu lắng, tinh tế, hiểu ý nhiều hơn là phải dùng lời... Và nhất là không có những cảnh động cỡn như 007!!!

[@chomski1985]

John Z his an american actor he knows exactly what he talking about lol

[@jebulon1864]

It's in vogue to hate Americans...lol We love it. Bring it on.

[@yummychips_]

this hsit fits perfectly today

[@donzibee6709]

@@jebulon1864 fuck y'all

[@preciousonah2853]

This delivery was utterly beautiful!!

[@soumy1986]

Aye, get this guy an Oscar....

[@yodatcht1321]

The guy deserved an Oscar even before this role.

[@chiara8561]

The Aviator and Gilbert Grape

[@arunkiranak]

"you Americans like to talk about your feeling " ha ha ha .. So true

[@qpeocn]

The irony is that Dicarpio is an American but Danny is isn't

[@avamsaxena3191]

True

[@Misogynist4life]

Cause someplaces in the world you can't

[@mohammadjouhari4607]

I love it

[@nabilrise1551]

Yeah... They kill 1.25 million civilians and then make a movie about that poor sniper who felt after killing a kid and his mother

[@TrueIronMaidenFan]

I am happy he got nominated for this performance, it was amzing.

[@chomski1985]

Incredible....leo got an oscar 8 years after this movie wich he really deserve

[@JasterM1]

This quote popped in my head randomly. Had to google it to remember where it was from.

[@YandereKnows]

He was right! God left this world

[@hess1912]

its a sad world.

[@infamous1454]

Not true

[@DatDuckfan]

God is waiting for you to call out yo him and actually want to know him. The day you follow God is the day you will realize he is here.

[@matthewneillmusic]

God is in silence

[@mahikashakya]

Why can't you give him an oscar. For every movie.

[@zumn12122]

I love how people say he butchered this without even knowing anything about Rhodesia

[@jce1392]

No he actually hung out with Rhodesians before starting this role

[@jadachi9528]

every woman loves a vulnerable man

[@nocturnalanimal6888]

Dude really?

[@HasufelyArod]

@@nocturnalanimal6888 A good woman, you mean. Even my ex, whom I miss every day and whose dogs loved me the moment they met me in June 2021 and October 2020 respectively, loved me with all my virtues and defects until the breakup in 2023. She loved my quirks and poems as well as my insecurities and defects. Be vulnerable, but make sure you choose right around whom to be vulnerable. If your parents aren't the ones with whom you can be vulnerable, *I know not every parent be like that* find someone better.

[@ethanz3837]

JNH's score was incredible in this movie...absolutely incredible

[@SansChaos100]

We fought and died together, you know?" Archer said. "Black and white. Most people back home didn't even know we were at war. We thought we were fighting Communism, but in the end, it was all about who gets what, you know? Ivory, oil, gold..." "Diamonds." It always go back to diamonds... he thought. "So one day, I decided, 'Fuck it,' you know?" . "I'm gonna get mine."

[@suhailshafi]

I have not watched this films aside from snippets. But I am impressed by Leonardo Di Caprio's acting skills. His delivery of South African English is flawless and I suspect he had to spend time learning it well.

[@chrishaugan8230]

+Suhail Shafi he s not south african in the movie though

[@danielpienaar4031]

Yes but his accent is

[@varunsharma8618]

If you haven't watched this movie.. u r missing out something in your life

[@talkswithvigy7860]

@@varunsharma8618 one for the ages,right?

[@varunsharma8618]

@@talkswithvigy7860 yes, bro

[@johnz9689]

My favorite movie.

[@dudelebowski4171]

Leo is a true artist

[@william6084]

A magical bottle of palm wine, it never runs out

[@John-dd8kh]

the acting is so natural that it captures the scene perfectly. Basketball Diaries was on point an awesome movie too. Thank you Mr DiCaprio you're one of a kind.

[@dirtyrandy2592]

This mad deserved an Oscar for at least 4 of his GAME CHANGING performances!! Blood Diamond The Aviator The Departed Catch Me If You Can What’s eating Gilbert Grape Titanic A Boys Life The Revenant (Duh) Django Unchained Shutter Island Inception What am I forgetting?

[@aninjawaffle98]

Im not a fan of the revenant butchering hugh glass’s story

[@By-Ardel]

gangs of new york, basketball diaries

[@amitpatel1121]

This is truly epic from the dialogue facial expressions. Acting master lass

[@cristianafavre4900]

Amit Patel they're both incredibly capturing

[@Bookwolf8014]

Love this scene. Love this movie. Something about his accent speaks to me. In 1963 my Lancashire father flipped a coin . . . Heads, Rhodesia. Tails, Australia. Tails won . . . . but I sometimes wish Heads had.

[@alwillk]

Why? Rhodesia lost.

[@motlohimosoeunyane4032]

You should be very happy of the coin flip! I think God flipped the coin for you!!! Africa is a mess!! You don't want to come here!

[@vermition]

Give the man an OSCAAAAAAR

[@JurassicLion2049]

Boo hoo right?

[@ComptGeorges]

The Flying Lion hahahhaha the best comment

[@GenScinmore]

+The Flying Lion lol made my day

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

Guys I'm from the future, they gave him an Oscar

[@samnotloading6101]

Fuck the Ibises me too boiii

[@MegaDon000]

Amazing writing.....

[@normancarter5419]

Jennifer Connelly gets more beautiful the older she gets, she is stunning here, but in Top Gun:Maverick was was absolutely gorgeous. And she is definitely a good, accomplished actress.

[@lebarosky]

Jennifer Connelly is one of the most beautiful women in the world, and she is an excellent actress. This is one of her best scenes. She is so lovely, and intelligent, and sexy. It is difficult for even an intelligent man of the world such as myself not to worship her.

[@cristianafavre4900]

lebarosky i would think exactly the same if I was a man. And Leo is to be loved as a man in here. with all of his strength and weakness.

[@jisjoy8270]

Best scene in this movie Best bgm of the movie Best acting of Leo nd Jenny Best dialogue delivery Both of them are simply conveying emotions BLOOD DIAMOND 💎

[@octaviancaesarhibernicus4447]

Jesus he's completely right about the Americans!

[@CoreyARowe]

Will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other then I realize that God left this place a long time ago that's a really powerful message by Leonardo DiCaprio now I'm a Christian and I will always remember that it's true God maybe gone but he will always be with us forever in spirit because he's the RESURRECTION and ALIVE 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭.

[@VISHAL-lv1ic]

God will not forgive you for not giving him a Oscar for this wonderful performance 😡😠

[@DatDuckfan]

God doesn’t care about an Oscar. It means nothing to him.

[@infamousfalcon588]

@@DatDuckfan Well, no shit.

[@RyanSmith-wo2pi]

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[@RyanSmith-wo2pi]

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[@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437]

will smith in pursuit in happiness was better than him in this movie

[@alihali4472]

Maddy Bowen: My dad came home from the war in '69. It took him about... twenty years to get right. Danny Archer: [Scoffs bitterly, Maddy looks at him questioningly] You Americans - you Americans love to talk about your feelings, huh? So, what does that mean? What? You've got a thing for messed up vets now? Maddy Bowen: [Angrily] Shut up. [They stare at each other] Maddy Bowen: You lost both your parents. Danny Archer: That's a - That's a polite way of putting it, ja. Mum was raped and shot and um... Dad was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn. I was nine [leans back, scrunches his eyes, then laughs] Danny Archer: . Boo-hoo, right? [Maddy stares] Danny Archer: Sometimes I wonder, will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago.

[@billyvallon3500]

Ao l lee What was the point of that, we've all just watched the video bru

[@timenyart]

Billy Vallon He got 6 upvotes, so I'm assuming that was the point of the comment.

[@timenyart]

Billy Vallon He got 6 upvotes, so I'm assuming that was the point of the comment.

[@billyvallon3500]

lol alright

[@SansChaos100]

Billy Vallon , no sir , I am an English student , and was trying to write each episode exactly the way I hear it -:) kinda a damn , but this way I could improve my English language lol

[@TheDazbop]

Anybody ever had palm wine? It really is something to behold, really good stuff!

[@johnnk3256]

Sure, drank it in South India. An unique taste indeed.

[@balajia512]

One of the greatest iconic lines ever.

[@sayemshuvo8258]

Sometimes I wonder: Will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago.

[@lionsden5123]

2:19 Destiny would have it that the very diamond he believed would set him free, is the very diamond that sealed his life’s fate in Africa. TIA Danny. TIA.

[@texastoast2961]

Saw this in the movies with my dad. Never thought much about Leonardo but when I left the theater I was like “hollllyyyy fuck, this guy is a chameleon”. He’s one of the best

[@saishmirajkar1304]

3:30 for this epic dialogue :)

[@akshayKumar-xw1cy]

Saish Mirajkar god left this place long ago yeah

[@rockandrollman3827]

my favourite movie 😍😍👌

[@ajmichael00]

Savage film. Dicaprio is boss in this.

[@charlesooko8842]

This is Africa "T I A" one of the best adventures movie

[@normalplayer7377]

The saddest part of it all: Ian Smith lived long enough to see the country fall apart and go to shit

[@cameronhubbard415]

She is gorgeous, I would like to have her attention like that. Her hands, those eyes. But then I look around and I realise, god left this place a long time ago.

[@geraldmakokola463]

3:31 "Sometimes I wonder, Will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other. And I look around and realize God left this place a long time ago"

[@shahidahamed8232]

will god ever forgive the Oscar jury for not giving any,to this master piece of art and super act of Leo....then I look around and realize ,they are unfair and only market buzzers

[@HasufelyArod]

Brilliant

[@mattybhoy6522]

You guys want to find out more about Zim, read "The Fear: Last Days of Robert Mugabe" by Peter Godwin and watch the film " The White Africa". People want to shit on us white africans, but I'll tell you something, blacks treat each other much worse.

[@yyynbbggsage7398]

So sorry about that. Apartheid wasn't a good thing, but at least whites care about the economy.

[@allengreene9954]

@@yyynbbggsage7398 Yeah and 80 percent of the country was poor and uneducated because the whites too great care of the economy............. There was no fairness in the Apartheid regime.

[@MateoKalifas420]

Leo really killed it in 06.

[@joebatimore8893]

God Left Baltimore along time ago..

[@reckz420]

God left White House the day Trump moved in

[@informationseeker6450]

Another legendery movie

[@MiguelCruz-vw2np]

What an extraordinary actor Leo is and Jenny is one of the most classy and beautiful lady’s I’ve seen in my time !

[@cloudstreets1396]

Leonardo kills it of course, but the writing is so good. This is the beginning of the character arc that ties back to where the school teacher / pastor guy says, "We never know which path leads us back to God." My screenwriting teacher said the lead and love interest always have to have sex. Bullshit. Maddy taking Archer's hand was perfection. Sex would have ruined it.

[@casioak1683]

Yeah. Romantic scene doesn't always have to be done with sex. Just deep talk like this.

[@EvanBenedict95]

Nice impression of the South African / Rhodesian accent by Leo

[@raghavmehta5180]

Caution:::: the music and dialogue at 3:31 can make you cry. Watch it at your own risk

[@SansChaos100]

Danny Archer: Sometimes I wonder... will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago.

[@LivingCrusader]

God never left Africa. He allows free will. For all of his children. If we can just stop trying to hurt each other.

[@120210AA]

favorite scene of the whole movie

[@cristianafavre4900]

Dre Rmz yeah, definitely

[@jamesritchie2167]

Lived it. Fought in Angola with 32 Rhodesians and the 32 best ever soldiers ever. No glory just honest hard as hell Bush fighting. Never will their likes be seen again. The stink of battle, the fire. The pleasure of just a simple cup of coffee and a hot meal. Just being able to clean up, not stink like an animal, fresh oil to clean rifle. Sleep out of rain and mosquitoes. Know that you could sleep for more than 4 hours before going on guard duty. Not covering 20km every fucking day, no water.

[@StopFlaggingVideos]

you need to give us a place where you can share your stories

[@priyankap4433]

Write a blogspot Please. We are all ears to hear you

[@TheDrunkHamster]

I've heard many people from all over the world came to fight for rhodesia, any truth to that?

[@jamesritchie2167]

@@TheDrunkHamster yup lots but not nearly enough. Not enough choppers and jets.

[@skins4thewin]

What does this man have to do to get an Oscar? I mean really. Effing Revenant was worthy? Dude had countless roles before that FAR more worthy than that one ever was!

[@spacecadetmcgee7349]

Blood Diamond is an amazing film.

[@DaisyCrazy]

This how I feel about 2020 ......

[@mosesmarlboro5401]

We all wish we could be on her side, looking in at the monster, judging him for what he's become. But once you're on the inside looking out, there's no going back.

[@loneeagle6026]

If there is a God. He left this world a long time ago.

[@DatDuckfan]

There is a God. Maybe you left him, but he’s waiting for you to come back

[@ScarriorIII]

If anyone did the leaving, it was us.

[@TheLYagAmi]

Watch videos of the cobalt mines in the Congo today where miners are young as 5years old use their bare hands to extract cobalt. His words still ring true today.

[@PointMicrosoft]

So trueeee!!

[@tomiang9149]

they both great actor

[@chemo8400]

God: i am still here bru

[@commissionergordan]

That Damond is mah ticket aht of here

[@SansChaos100]

That diamond is my ticket out of this God forsaken continent.

[@nightking8109]

3 people left this place a long time ago

[@JurassicLion2049]

That made me laugh much more than it should have.

[@SuperArslanArshad]

The Flying Lion lol

[@hellotheremyolfriend]

lmaoooo

[@JasonCarbon117]

I don't get it. Which three? Bran, Jon, Danny?

[@danipratomo1929]

Hahahaha

[@foxmacnamara8809]

Africa...Very hard place. Only the strong make it there (in most places) -From my experiences in country at and around Lemonnier, Djibouti.

[@tagreene06]

I love leo in this movie! Truly a great actor!

[@patrickhynes5885]

Worked in s leone in late 80'as medics saw it coming

[@Toncor12]

I was in the Rhodesian army and I met an American tourist when I was based at Vic Falls. We danced and had dinner under the stars and laughed untl late at night and then we went back to her room. We spent a wonderful night together making love and holding each other. I managed to make contact on Facebook many years later and she admitted that apart from wanting to have sex she felt it would be good to comfort me, just as this scene from the movie depicts. A long, long time ago now but the memory is still powerful.

[@alexandercellante7553]

As a civilian who is...just a civilian and who doesn't understand the struggles soldiers face I feel this scene resonating somehow also. T.I.A.! (This Is Africa) from across the pond from USA ;) 🇺🇸

[@Toncor12]

@@alexandercellante7553 it's a very painful scene for me. I lived it.

[@alexandercellante7553]

@@Toncor12 I'm sorry for you. Hopefully you can fight your inner demons as much as who you wrre told to fight.

[@Toncor12]

@@alexandercellante7553 that is very sweet and thoughtful of you thank you!

[@texastoast2961]

God left this place a long time ago. You’re goddamn right.

[@Arnz01]

"T.I.A" is why apartheid was and still is justified.

[@renejelsma5585]

Apartheid and colonialism is the reason why it's "T.I.A."

[@cncmne7404]

They were pretty stable when they were under colonial rule. It was bloody , yes , but it was much more stable. Some would say even a better life economy wise.

[@nicolasrodriguez3581]

I'm a white Rhodesian and I'm going to tell you that, it was our fault we left things unchecked we laid the logs for the bonfire- Mugabe just had to strike the flint, But one day we will reclaim what was once ours And we will all stand- Shoulder to Shoulder in Pioneers Square Salisbury, And we will build an arch right in the centre of Sailsbury one day and on the inside of the arch we will inscribe the name of every Rhodesian serviceman regardless of his race, who gave his life for the Republic, sheltering them from the elements they were not sheltered from in life And watch our diamonds of our nation fund A NATION not a small group of parasitic leaches who wear a Zanu PF beret- Pamawe Chete

[@wais_45]

@@cncmne7404 stable for who? The small percentage of people in power hoarding wealth? The ANC is doing the same thing against regular South Africans, only difference is the race switched.

[@miguelpadeiro762]

@@cncmne7404 That goes over the point: the apertheid system divides a society in two, where a minority controls a majority and keeps it down. Do you know why so many people shouted "freedom or death!" across the world and across history? It's a conclusion we should reach before it's too late and we are the ones shouting freedom or death at a regime oppressing us.