Conflict diamonds or blood diamonds are this treasure trove of goodies that financial conglomerates have a stake over, after mining it from war-torn African Nations. The blood-lust of the warlords who annexed the land of the Africans and coerced them to mine diamonds is exactly the backdrop that inspired the events of the film-Blood Diamond. The movie is raw, gritty and extremely symbolic of the arms trade fueled in the dark continent of Africa through the aid of these "blood diamonds." It soon becomes a no-man's land. Political persecution, shoot on sight, illicit diamond smuggling are recurring motifs in the film. The story introduces key characters like that of Solomon Vandy(Djimon Honsou) who is a pauperized fisherman. His family is taken under the refuge of one of the African Federation. He, being the doting father that he is, sets out to find his family. In this process, he crosses paths with arms dealer/middleman masquerading as a journalist-Danny Archer(played by...
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