Blood Diamond

Blood diamonds also called conflict diamonds or war diamonds, are those sold in order to fund armed conflict and civil war. In the movie “Blood Diamond”, Solomon Vandy, a fisherman, loses his son to the (R.U.F) Revolutionary United Front, which forces the boy into service. The R.U.F. also forces Solomon to work in the diamond fields, where he pulls a rare pink diamond from the river. He buries it, but word gets around and he stays alive for not telling anyone where the diamond is. A smuggler named Danny Archer, a South African mercenary, found out while he was in prison that Solomon has found and hidden a rare pink diamond. A magazine reporter, Maddy Bowen, tries to get closer to Archer so that she can get the story of how the smuggling trades are done. Solomon, Danny, and Maddy all want something. Solomon wants to save his family, Archer wants another chance he thought he would never have, and Maddy wants the story of smuggling trading. They all help each other and try to trust each other to get what they want. Watching the movie made me want to ask my self before buying a diamond; did someone die for that diamond? What should be done to stop conflict diamonds? Now I would like to help people who run actions for human rights and hope for humanity to survey diamond retailers.