But illegal dimonds still find their way to market,It is up to the consumer to insist that a diamond is conflict-free .
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But there are Still chlid 200,000 soliders in Africa.
diamonds for people has always been a symbol of wealth. But almost no one cares about where the diamonds you wear come from. In other words, even if you know it, it only represents a geographical term. We will be more concerned about its carats, its cut, and its clarity. Not to mention the concept of conflict dimond.
Diamonds from the African continent have always been hailed as the finest pieces of diamonds. But I don't know how many people's desires and blood are carried by that glittering treasure.
Solomon Vandi is an ordinary fisherman, and his family of five leads a peaceful life. He is proud of his children and hopes that his son will grow up to become a doctor. And life cannot be peaceful and beautiful, because he lived in Sierra Leone in the 90s, a country with frequent civil wars. When the rebels ransacked the village, Solomon, who was captured in order to protect his family, was forced to work as a worker for the rebels. Dig diamonds in the deep mountains. The rebels rely on these diamonds to purchase arms.
Danny Archer is a former mercenary, a white boy who grew up in Africa. His dream is to make a lot of money and leave Africa. The failure of a business accidentally let him know that Solomon owns a huge pink diamond. In order to leave South Africa, Archer gave it a go and asked Solomon to find the diamond on the condition of helping Solomon find his separated family and huge amounts of money.
McGrady is a courageous female reporter with a sense of justice. She tried to find conclusive evidence to prove the existence of the dirty transaction. In order to obtain information, she had to help Archer obtain information about Solomon's family. But as the contact deepened, she began to understand Archer, the sad and lonely heart of the diamond smuggler.
With the help of McGrady, Archer and Solomon, two people with different goals, embarked on a difficult journey for a diamond.
The war scenes in the movie are very real, the chaos of the civil war, the madness of the people, it feels close at hand. But it's not very bloody. These scenes have been seen in "Rwanda Hotel" and "The King of War". The unscrupulous performance of those young soldiers only represented their inner fear and emptiness. Just as those rebels brainwashed them said, people are not afraid of you. But they are afraid of the gun in your hand. The movie shows how the rebels train the young soldiers. Those children have endured things they could not afford at their age, guns, drugs, killings, deaths. When Solomon found his son in the diamond mine, that child was no longer a happy and innocent child, but was replaced by a young killing machine.
There is a conversation between Archer and Solomon in the film. The two of them hide in the rain at night. Solomon said that his grandfather told him that diamonds are war, and friends told him that diamonds are wealth; others say that diamonds are women. I understand why people are so desperate for diamonds, but why compatriots kill each other for this. Some people say that we have some problems, maybe our natural skin color makes us farther from God. But my children are good children, maybe when they grow up, peace will come. It will be heaven at that time. Archer looked at him and said, we will find your son.
At the end of the story, Archer finally failed to leave the African continent where he could not escape his fate. With Archer's help, Solomon traded that pink diamond in exchange for reunion, wealth and a new life. McGrady also uncovered the shady deal with the help of Solomon and Archer. And the pink diamond that had gone through the bloodbath was put in the safe, waiting for its next buyer.
So, let's return the topic to the diamond itself. It's Solomon's question, what diamonds mean to you. Wealth, status, or a promise of happiness. Before buying a diamond ring for your wife, you might as well watch this movie. Perhaps you will get a better answer.
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