Blood Diamond Movie Summary

It is 1999 and the troubled West African nation of sierra Leone is ravage by major political unrest. guerilla factions such as the subverter United Front frequently hale the open countryside, intimidating Mende locals and enslaving many a(prenominal) to harvest rhombuss, which fund their increasingly undefeated war effort. One such unfortunate is fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), from Shenge, who has been assigned to a workforce overseen by a ruthless warlord, maitre d Poi watchword (David Harewood).On a particularly tense morning, Vandy discovers an wide pink rhomb in the riverbank and buries it in the soft universe. Captain poison learns of the cavity, only when before he can act on this k right awayledge the area is raided by govern custodyt security forces. Both men are subsequently incarcerated in capital of Sierra Leone along with Danny genus Sagittarius (Leonardo DiCaprio), a white Rhodesian gunrunner jug while attempting to smuggle diamonds into Libe ria for coddle S bulge outh African mining decision maker Rudolph train de Kaap (Marius Weyers). Having managed to learn of the pink diamonds existence, Archer arranges to have Vandy freed from detention.He then travels to pallium T protest, meeting with his former armed forces contacts, including Colonel Coetzee (Arnold Vosloo) an Afrikaner late of the apartheid-era South African Defence Force outright freelancing with a private military firm. Archer remarks that he hopes to abscond with Vandys stone and leave the Dark Continent forever, but Coetzee indicates that his lost stake in Archers botched Liberian operation entitles him to the diamond as compensation. The former returns to Sierra Leone, locates Vandy, and offers to help him find his family if he get out recover his prize.Meanwhile, RUF insurgents initiate an escalation of hostilities. capital of Sierra Leone falls to their advance while Vandys son Dia (Kagiso Kuypers) is among those rounded up to military service as a child spend under a emancipate Captain Poison. Archer and Vandy narrowly send to Guinea, where they plan to infiltrate Kono with an American journalist, Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), in exchange for braggy her deep down information on the illicit diamond avocation. Coetzee and his private army besides turn up in the region, having been contracted by local politics to repulse the renewed climb up offensive.While Bowen is evacuated with her boloney, the two men set out for Captain Poisons former pack on their own. Dia, now stationed with the RUF garrison there, is confronted although he refuses to acknowledge his father. Archer radios the sites coordinates to Coetzee, who directs an transfer strike via an Mi-24 helicopter gunship. Vandy locates Captain Poison and beats him to death with a shovel while attacking mercenaries syndicate the warlords surviving men. Coeztee then forces a reluctant Vandy to produce the diamond, but is quip by Archer, who has deduced t hat he leave behind have them both eliminated once their advantage has expired.Dia holds them both at gunpoint, although Vandy convinces him of his own retained innocence and the two perpetrate their previous bond. Archer discloses he has been mortally wounded and cannot proceed as anticipated. He entrusts the stone to Vandy, club him to take it for his family. Vandy and his son rendezvous with a charter pilot, Nabil (Jimi Mistry), who flies them to rubber eraser while Archer makes a final examination phone call to Maddy Bowen, charging her to service Vandy, as well as giving her consent to publish his revelations of the diamond trade, telling her Its a real story now.Gazing across the landscape, he grasps a handful of neckclothstained earth and dies peacefully, fulfilling Coetzees prediction that the smuggler would neer leave his African home. Shortly afterwards, Vandy, who is now living in England, meets with representatives of van de Kaap, who wishes to acquire his jewel . Bowen photographs the deal for publication in her article detailing the trade in conflict gems and exposes van de Kaaps illegal actions. Meanwhile, Vandys guest appearance at a conference on blood diamonds in Kimberley is met with a stand up ovation.Blood Diamond Movie SummaryIt is 1999 and the troubled West African nation of Sierra Leone is ravaged by major political unrest. Rebel factions such as the Revolutionary United Front frequently terrorize the open countryside, intimidating Mende locals and enslaving many to harvest diamonds, which fund their increasingly successful war effort. One such unfortunate is fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), from Shenge, who has been assigned to a workforce overseen by a ruthless warlord, Captain Poison (David Harewood).On a particularly tense morning, Vandy discovers an enormous pink diamond in the riverbank and buries it in the soft earth. Captain Poison learns of the stone, but before he can act on this knowledge the area is raided by brass security forces. Both men are subsequently incarcerated in Freetown along with Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), a white Rhodesian gunrunner jailed while attempting to smuggle diamonds into Liberia for corrupt South African mining executive Rudolph van de Kaap (Marius Weyers). Having managed to learn of the pink diamonds existence, Archer arranges to have Vandy freed from detention.He then travels to Cape Town, meeting with his former military contacts, including Colonel Coetzee (Arnold Vosloo) an Afrikaner late of the apartheid-era South African Defence Force now freelancing with a private military firm. Archer remarks that he hopes to abscond with Vandys stone and leave the Dark Continent forever, but Coetzee indicates that his lost stake in Archers botched Liberian operation entitles him to the diamond as compensation. The former returns to Sierra Leone, locates Vandy, and offers to help him find his family if he will recover his prize.Meanwhile, RUF insurgents initia te an escalation of hostilities. Freetown falls to their advance while Vandys son Dia (Kagiso Kuypers) is among those rounded up to serve as a child soldier under a liberated Captain Poison. Archer and Vandy narrowly escape to Guinea, where they plan to infiltrate Kono with an American journalist, Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), in exchange for giving her inside information on the illicit diamond trade. Coetzee and his private army also turn up in the region, having been contracted by local authorities to repulse the renewed rebel offensive.While Bowen is evacuated with her story, the two men set out for Captain Poisons former encampment on their own. Dia, now stationed with the RUF garrison there, is confronted although he refuses to acknowledge his father. Archer radios the sites coordinates to Coetzee, who directs an air strike via an Mi-24 helicopter gunship. Vandy locates Captain Poison and beats him to death with a shovel while attacking mercenaries rout the warlords survivi ng men. Coeztee then forces a reluctant Vandy to produce the diamond, but is shot by Archer, who has deduced that he will have them both eliminated once their usefulness has expired.Dia holds them both at gunpoint, although Vandy convinces him of his own retained innocence and the two consummate their previous bond. Archer discloses he has been mortally wounded and cannot proceed as anticipated. He entrusts the stone to Vandy, ordering him to take it for his family. Vandy and his son rendezvous with a charter pilot, Nabil (Jimi Mistry), who flies them to safety while Archer makes a final phone call to Maddy Bowen, charging her to assist Vandy, as well as giving her consent to publish his revelations of the diamond trade, telling her Its a real story now.Gazing across the landscape, he grasps a handful of bloodstained earth and dies peacefully, fulfilling Coetzees prediction that the smuggler would never leave his African home. Shortly afterwards, Vandy, who is now living in England, meets with representatives of van de Kaap, who wishes to acquire his jewel. Bowen photographs the deal for publication in her article detailing the trade in conflict gems and exposes van de Kaaps criminal actions. Meanwhile, Vandys guest appearance at a conference on blood diamonds in Kimberley is met with a standing ovation.