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Blood : an Action-packed Story about the Diamond Wars By Kai Van Dusen, Staff Writer

Written by and directed by , , starring , Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelley, illustrates life in Africa during the wars for the diamond fields in Sierra Leone. Solomon Vandy is a fisherman who lives in a village situated in the middle of a conflict between rebels and government soldiers. When he is captured by the rebels and forced to work in their diamond mine camp, he finds a large pink diamond that happens to be priceless, he buries it just outside the rebel camp just as the base is attacked by government soldiers who imprison him. In jail Solomon meets Danny Archer (DiCaprio) a diamond smuggler who overhears the diamond Solomon has found. Archer is able to make a compromise with Vandy, if Archer can help him find his family he will show him to the diamond. However, while the two were imprisoned, complications arose and Solomon's son (Kagiso Kuypers) has been forced to join the rebel army. Archer and Solomon go on the journey to find the diamond and find Solomon's son. The trio must dodge rebels and battle zones as well as evade Archers angry associates to acquire the diamond and reunite Solomon's family. The movie has a great story as well as a good share of action. The movie is not for those who are squeamish when they see blood or for those who can not sit in a movie theater for almost 2 and a half hours. If you have some time in your schedule and do not get faint when you see blood I highly recommend going to see this while it is still in theaters.

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