Blood Diamond True Story refers to the real-life events that inspired the 2006 film “Blood Diamond.” The film follows the story of a diamond smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) who team up to find a rare pink diamond that was swallowed by Hounsou’s son. The film sheds light on the conflict diamonds, also known as blood diamonds, which are mined in war zones and sold to finance armed conflict.
The term “blood diamond” gained prominence in the 1990s when rebels in Sierra Leone used diamond profits to fund their civil war. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was established in 2003 to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate diamond trade. However, human rights groups continue to raise concerns about the effectiveness of the scheme.
