Dia Vandy
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Dia Vandy is a fictional Sierra Leonean boy from the film "Blood Diamond," whose abduction and forced conscription as a child soldier drive much of the movie’s emotional and narrative conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Revolutionary United Front (RUF) (forced) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Blood Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
brainwashing
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child soldiers ⓘ family separation ⓘ impact of conflict on children ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| basedOn | child soldiers in the Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ |
| causeOfTransformation | abduction by RUF ⓘ |
| characterArc | from innocent schoolboy to indoctrinated child soldier to reunited son ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| familyName | Vandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Solomon Vandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | Mende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Blood Diamond universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Blood Diamond (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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political thriller film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| givenName | Dia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairColor | black ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalUniverse |
English
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Krio ⓘ Mende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
child soldier
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major character ⓘ son ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
abducted by RUF during village raid
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confrontation with his father at the diamond site ⓘ forced to train and fight as a child soldier ⓘ |
| occupation |
child soldier (after abduction)
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student (before abduction) ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | RUF camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Shenge, Sierra Leone (before abduction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Caruso Kuypers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Blood Diamond (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenTimeImportance | central to emotional core of the film ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Dia’s baby sister
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Maddie Vandy NERFINISHED ⓘ N'Yanda Vandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | assault rifle ⓘ |
| workOfFictionType | film ⓘ |
| yearOfFictionalEvent | 1999 ⓘ |
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