Diamonds are worth life itself.

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 2007)

A "blood diamond" is also known as a conflict diamond...a gem that helps finance rebellions. Civil War is an explosive reality smothering 1999 Sierra Leone. Two men find themselves joining together to recover a rare pink diamond...the immense value is worth something different to each man. Fisherman Solomon Vandy(Djimon Hounsou)hid the gem while being forced at gunpoint to mine for the precious stones. If he can recover it; he will be able to rescue his wife from war torn displacement. The other man, Danny Archer(Leonardo DiCaprio)is a mercenary turned smuggler that wants the blood diamond for his own personal gain. Maddy Bowen(Jennifer Connelly)is a syndicated journalist that wants to aid these two men's quest for the sake of the story itself. A story that can blow the whistle on the unsavory business of forcing the unfortunate to work in the diamond fields in order to make diamond dealers even richer.