Scene 1:
Archer and Solomon are near the mining camp where the later had hidden the elusive pink diamond, the diamond which Archer thought was his ticket out of this God-forsaken continent(Africa), the continent which God left a long time ago(again this was Archer's thought). Solomon is desperate to get his son back from the crazy rebel bastards, who hallucinate young boys and make them plunder, murder, arson and all the bad things. But Archer, a man seasoned in the art of warfare asks him to wait till next morning. His plan--by morning Captain's helicopter'ld be there, and in the cover of its firing they make their move. Somehow he manages to stop Solomon from rushing down to the camp. But how long can you stop a father in his situation??
Scene 2:
Archer wakes from his nap, he doesn't knows how long he has been asleep, but where is the fisherman(Solomon), shit!!! he has gone down to get his son. Foolish man, what does he thinks, he can just go down there and pull his son from wicked grasp of those bastards, shit , shit, shit!!! what to do??? no signs of helicopter in the sky. But Solomon is pivotal, no Solomon, no diamond. He checks the number of rounds left and makes a move down to the camp.
Scene3 (Meanwhile in the camp):
Solomon is in a big mess...his son refuses to recognize him(what they did to his mind??, drugs, JESUS!!!), on the contrary he was on the verge of getting shot at the hands of his own son. Presently he is facing the wicked commander of the mining camp(only man other than Archer who knows that Solomon has hidden a rare pink diamond somewhere nearby). Wicked man is cursing Vandy, he demands the location of the diamond and Solomon the custody of his son, but his son is guarding the wicked man with his Kalashnikov!!!!!!, Archer hidden in a shack nearby is confused, looking eagerly towards the sky, but still no signs of the helicopter.
The wicked man is threatening Solomon, rushes towards him, hits him hard with his revolver, holding Solomon's hair by his left and lower jaw with his his right hand and pulling them apart he announces:-- "YOU MAY THINK I'M THE DEVIL, BUT ITS SO BECAUSE I'VE LIVED IN HELL"
Scene 4:
But what is this noise in the sky, a murmur, becoming louder every passing second, and next moment it turns deafening and along with it, it brings a rain of bullets. Berserk sets into the mining camp, innocent workers are running here and there, rebels are making futile attempts to bring down the helicopter with their AK-47's(bought from the price of Blood diamonds). Archer is relieved somewhat waiting for the accurate moment to make his move. Solomon, disgraced, tries to salvage some pride by killing the devil. Blood, mayhem, bullets all around, but it is a common scene in civil-war stricken Seirra-Leone. For civilians, dodging bullets is mundane, boy seems Archer is right, is God watching all this and if he is, he ought to be a Spartan!!!!!!
Dia(Solomon's son) is frightened, he starts running(even he doesn't knows where he is going), Archer sees him, shit, the helicopter is still in the area, firing, but he makes the move.
Scene 5:
The greedy Captain has not only sent his helicopter, but his troops too, who are now eliminating all present in the camp, God still sipping his martini.
What was Archer thinking??, that Capatin'ld send all the fire power to let him get the diamond and then disappear?? Captain'ld have killed for any diamond, and this was a RARE PINK DIAMOND, THE SIZE OF A BIRD'S EGG. No way he was letting Archer walk off with it.
Captain's man line up Solomon in front of the Master, who demands the knowledge of the stone. But the fisherman'ld only speak to Danny(Archer). On Archer's insistence Solomon starts walking towards THE PLACE. So much over a peice of stone, but for god's sake it was his country, for how long'ld these white people keep on fulfilling the whims and fancies of African dictators and exploiting its people and resources in turn?? first it was only Britishers, now its all of them British, Americans, and even Asians. For how long??.......how long?? But this was no time for debate he had to reunite his family, so he continued....
So, we are here, the place where Solomon had hidden the diamond. He starts digging, after sometime Captain asks: "Where is the diamond???, don't u dare fuck with me" Captain is reaching for his revolver, "no, no, I remember...." says Solomon. Archer is tense, how can he let these bastards walk away with HIS DIAMOND????, he lights a cigarette(he wishes it'ld be his last..he promised Solomon to quit once he gets the stone). Meanwhile Solomon is digging, at once he starts digging fastly as if has got it, now all the eyes are on him.
"Did u get it", captains demands, "yes" says Solomon, captains kneels down to get a glimpse. But that was it, the moment Archer and Solomon were looking for, a blow of axe and captain is down temporaraily, Archer shoots one, jumps into the bushes. BAMMM, BAMMM, captain had trained him well. Men down, but the rest'ld be here in no time, they must hurry. Archer doesn't tells Solomon but he is hurt. His desire of making his life better with that piece of stone was not letting himself believe he was hurt?? he wanted to hide this fact(shit this was a fact) from himself, telling Solomon was very far-fetched. He buckled up and started marching.
Soon reality started taking its toll and Archer was shrieking loudly in pain(what was more painful, the wound??, or the fact that all this effort for diamond was in vain??, surely it was the later). It was a wicked climb up the mountain, Archer was losing his foothold. Solomon carried him up the first level. But Archer was seeing all very clearly, in this moment he knew it very well, that it was never about the diamond, he was so pissed off with his life all through that he started searching for happiness in material possesions. But having helped Solomon get his son back he felt PEACE, a feeling so good he knew a piece of stone could never give him.
He asked Solomon to let him go and proceed, the parting was painful but it was inevitable.
In his last few minutes or may be a painful half an hour archer called the journalist(yes he loved her, and knew that she loved him back, he cannot believe now that he gave her up for his greed) gave her instructions to assist Solomon to get a good price for the diamond.
Archer was happy looking at a beautiful view of lush green mountains, and soon it was all black.
Archer and Solomon are near the mining camp where the later had hidden the elusive pink diamond, the diamond which Archer thought was his ticket out of this God-forsaken continent(Africa), the continent which God left a long time ago(again this was Archer's thought). Solomon is desperate to get his son back from the crazy rebel bastards, who hallucinate young boys and make them plunder, murder, arson and all the bad things. But Archer, a man seasoned in the art of warfare asks him to wait till next morning. His plan--by morning Captain's helicopter'ld be there, and in the cover of its firing they make their move. Somehow he manages to stop Solomon from rushing down to the camp. But how long can you stop a father in his situation??
Scene 2:
Archer wakes from his nap, he doesn't knows how long he has been asleep, but where is the fisherman(Solomon), shit!!! he has gone down to get his son. Foolish man, what does he thinks, he can just go down there and pull his son from wicked grasp of those bastards, shit , shit, shit!!! what to do??? no signs of helicopter in the sky. But Solomon is pivotal, no Solomon, no diamond. He checks the number of rounds left and makes a move down to the camp.
Scene3 (Meanwhile in the camp):
Solomon is in a big mess...his son refuses to recognize him(what they did to his mind??, drugs, JESUS!!!), on the contrary he was on the verge of getting shot at the hands of his own son. Presently he is facing the wicked commander of the mining camp(only man other than Archer who knows that Solomon has hidden a rare pink diamond somewhere nearby). Wicked man is cursing Vandy, he demands the location of the diamond and Solomon the custody of his son, but his son is guarding the wicked man with his Kalashnikov!!!!!!, Archer hidden in a shack nearby is confused, looking eagerly towards the sky, but still no signs of the helicopter.
The wicked man is threatening Solomon, rushes towards him, hits him hard with his revolver, holding Solomon's hair by his left and lower jaw with his his right hand and pulling them apart he announces:-- "YOU MAY THINK I'M THE DEVIL, BUT ITS SO BECAUSE I'VE LIVED IN HELL"
Scene 4:
But what is this noise in the sky, a murmur, becoming louder every passing second, and next moment it turns deafening and along with it, it brings a rain of bullets. Berserk sets into the mining camp, innocent workers are running here and there, rebels are making futile attempts to bring down the helicopter with their AK-47's(bought from the price of Blood diamonds). Archer is relieved somewhat waiting for the accurate moment to make his move. Solomon, disgraced, tries to salvage some pride by killing the devil. Blood, mayhem, bullets all around, but it is a common scene in civil-war stricken Seirra-Leone. For civilians, dodging bullets is mundane, boy seems Archer is right, is God watching all this and if he is, he ought to be a Spartan!!!!!!
Dia(Solomon's son) is frightened, he starts running(even he doesn't knows where he is going), Archer sees him, shit, the helicopter is still in the area, firing, but he makes the move.
Scene 5:
The greedy Captain has not only sent his helicopter, but his troops too, who are now eliminating all present in the camp, God still sipping his martini.
What was Archer thinking??, that Capatin'ld send all the fire power to let him get the diamond and then disappear?? Captain'ld have killed for any diamond, and this was a RARE PINK DIAMOND, THE SIZE OF A BIRD'S EGG. No way he was letting Archer walk off with it.
Captain's man line up Solomon in front of the Master, who demands the knowledge of the stone. But the fisherman'ld only speak to Danny(Archer). On Archer's insistence Solomon starts walking towards THE PLACE. So much over a peice of stone, but for god's sake it was his country, for how long'ld these white people keep on fulfilling the whims and fancies of African dictators and exploiting its people and resources in turn?? first it was only Britishers, now its all of them British, Americans, and even Asians. For how long??.......how long?? But this was no time for debate he had to reunite his family, so he continued....
So, we are here, the place where Solomon had hidden the diamond. He starts digging, after sometime Captain asks: "Where is the diamond???, don't u dare fuck with me" Captain is reaching for his revolver, "no, no, I remember...." says Solomon. Archer is tense, how can he let these bastards walk away with HIS DIAMOND????, he lights a cigarette(he wishes it'ld be his last..he promised Solomon to quit once he gets the stone). Meanwhile Solomon is digging, at once he starts digging fastly as if has got it, now all the eyes are on him.
"Did u get it", captains demands, "yes" says Solomon, captains kneels down to get a glimpse. But that was it, the moment Archer and Solomon were looking for, a blow of axe and captain is down temporaraily, Archer shoots one, jumps into the bushes. BAMMM, BAMMM, captain had trained him well. Men down, but the rest'ld be here in no time, they must hurry. Archer doesn't tells Solomon but he is hurt. His desire of making his life better with that piece of stone was not letting himself believe he was hurt?? he wanted to hide this fact(shit this was a fact) from himself, telling Solomon was very far-fetched. He buckled up and started marching.
Soon reality started taking its toll and Archer was shrieking loudly in pain(what was more painful, the wound??, or the fact that all this effort for diamond was in vain??, surely it was the later). It was a wicked climb up the mountain, Archer was losing his foothold. Solomon carried him up the first level. But Archer was seeing all very clearly, in this moment he knew it very well, that it was never about the diamond, he was so pissed off with his life all through that he started searching for happiness in material possesions. But having helped Solomon get his son back he felt PEACE, a feeling so good he knew a piece of stone could never give him.
He asked Solomon to let him go and proceed, the parting was painful but it was inevitable.
In his last few minutes or may be a painful half an hour archer called the journalist(yes he loved her, and knew that she loved him back, he cannot believe now that he gave her up for his greed) gave her instructions to assist Solomon to get a good price for the diamond.
Archer was happy looking at a beautiful view of lush green mountains, and soon it was all black.
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