I was very impressed by the story and 
background setting, the civil war and chaos in the 1990’s in Sierra Leone, Africa, of “Blood Diamond” (“Diamante de sangre“) (2007) by director Edward Zwick with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Ntare Mwine.
The acting of the characters is good, and the violance in the movie is justified to give an accurate representation of the circumstances at the time in Sierra Leone and really help to bring accross the movie’s message. I highly recommend watching this movie if you want to learn a bit more about the conflicts around diamonds in Africa.
Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) – an ex mercenary from Zimbabwe – and Solomon Vandy (Ntare Mwine) – a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon – who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields – has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon’s family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.
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