Blood Diamond - Movie Review

This is a movie which i saw recently.I was really impressed by the way it was narrated.
Well we all know what a Blood Diamond is.For those who might not be knowing it is the conflict diamond which are sold by african nations to buy arms for their civil war.
The important characters are played by Di caprio a smuggler,Jennifer Connely a reporter,Djimoun hansou (Gladiator fame) a native fisherman and Arnold Vosloo an evil colonel who is the master mind behind this smuggling.
The story is grippin and it says abt the djimoun who has lost his family due to the attack by the rebels in Sierra leone.He is taken by rebels for workin in diamond mines.He accidentally discovers a huge diamond which can change his live dat is what he believes.
during a raid by the army rebel lord and djimoun is taken to prism.meanwhile leanordo is also in prison caught while smuggling.He understands that he has a huge diamond.He tries to get the diamond from him and the price is his lost family and di caprio accepts the deal.He gets the help of reporter whom he ignores till then.Meanwhile the rebel lord is released and he gets the son of the fisherman to get the diamond.so all of them rebel lord,colonel and di caprio are after the diamond.And finally after some strugglle and sacrifice of di caprio everyone is killed except fisherman and his son.
Reporter gets the facts and modus operandi of smuggling and big names involved.finally a treaty is signed to get the blood diamonds out of trade.
Though the story is very tragic it is laced with a mild humor which makes it interesting.Ruthless happening in African conflict torn nations have been portrayed realistically.The way kids are brainwashed and made killers though unpalatable are but real.
director Edward Zwick has done a superb job in the way he has handled the theme.Pwerfull performances by all the lead actor.

One dialogue by Di Caprio which still lingers in my mind is "Sometimes i wonder whether God would forgive us for what we have done to each other.But then i realised that God had left this place long time ago."

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