Blood Diamond is set during the Sierra Leone’s bloody civil war in 1999.Danny (Leoardo DiCaprio), a smuggler who sells “blood” diamonds used to finance terrorists, meets a local fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) who has found a 100 carat diamond that he has hidden. His family has been torn away from him, and Danny and him strike a deal. Danny gets the diamond and Soloman (the fisherman) will get his family back.

This movie is rated R and for very good reason. It is very violent. The part I have a hard time wrapping my head around is that this could still happen in the world today. The first 30 minutes of the movie are slow. I almost turned it off. However, it is well worth sticking around for the whole movie. The action is very riveting. The ending is fairly predictable, but it still is a movie well worth seeing. After watching this movie, you will never look at a diamond the same again. I know I will be asking if my diamonds are conflict free from now on.