This movie moved me to the core

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2006)

This is hands-down the most moving, mind-opening, and nerve-tingling movie I have ever seen. My only regret is that I didn't know more about the history of diamond trade before seeing this movie- but my-God, I will certainly try to learn more now. What I liked most about this film- more than the incredible acting be EVERYONE in it- was that at its core was the message that consumer choices we make in western (Global North/first world) nations are directly related to the decolonized and economically enslaved nations that are tied to us (like those in Africa) that have such a small voice in the world. The diamond trade is just one example. Yet it also demonstrates the burden of knowledge, and how simply knowing- as consumers, governments, media, etc...- the facts about goods produced through the blood of others can create a moral obligation that forces all of us to make choices about the kind of legacy that we, as the economic (but certainly not moral) leaders and dictators of the world, want to leave for future generations. I'm sorry this post wasn't more specific- just please go and see this movie, and it will fill in the graphic, heart-breaking, and brutally honest details.
-this is truly why movies should be made- amazing!