DJIMON HOUNSOU BRUISED BY 'BLOOD DIAMOND' STAR LEONARDO DICAPRIO

Leonardo Dicaprio And Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou says Leonardo DiCaprio left him covered in bruises while the pair filmed 'Blood Diamond'.The Oscar-nominated actor - who plays a Mende fisherman in the movie about conflict diamonds in Sierra Leone - insists it is the "roughest" film he has ever made. Djimon said: "I've never done anything this rough. Scene after scene my body gets hurt. It was extremely challenging. Earlier in the shoot, Leo was beating me up take after take."My chest was hurting for weeks. If I'd been white, I'd have been black and blue!" Djimon - who also starred in 'Gladiator' and 'In America' - has also revealed that 'Blood Diamond' brought back distressing memories of his life in Benin, Africa. He explained: "In one shot there were kids sitting on a concrete floor with no desks, no books, nothing. I remember that, sitting on a dirt floor, trying to learn as much as I could, trying to be the best I could be."