![]() Archer overhears talk about the discovery of the large pink diamond by Solomon and offers to help him find his family in exchange for the diamond.Īrcher meets an American journalist, Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), who is covering the war and the illegal diamond trade. Coetzee works, in turn, for a South African diamond company. He was earlier imprisoned smuggling diamonds into Liberia and is looking for a way to repay a South African mercenary, Colonel Coetzee (Arnold Vosloo), for the diamonds he lost when captured. Solomon's overseer is Captain Poison (David Harewood), who sees Solomon bury a rare 100-karat pink diamond just as they are both captured by government troops.ĭanny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a white mercenary from Zimbabwe who trades guns for diamonds with the RUF. Solomon is forced to work in the diamond mines as a slave to fund the RUF war with diamonds being traded for weapons. ![]() ![]() Blood Diamond (2006) - Edward Zwick, Directorīlood Diamond opens with the capture of fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) by Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels in Africa. Please, bear in mind that movies often simplify reality and might perpetuate stereotypes. Read the following movie summary (and watch the movie if you have not done so already) and answer the questions that follow to make the organized crime subject matter connections. Many good movies also hit upon important substantive themes relevant to understanding organized crime. Movies seek to entertain and inform the audience about a story, incident, or person.
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