Question: Why did the rebels drug the child soldiers?
Blood Diamond (2006)
1 question since 1 Mar '24, 04:40
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Kagiso Kuypers
Continuity mistake: In the beginning, the bad guy with a red beret tells the kid about the consequences of voting. He extends his left hand with a paper in it. In the next angle he is holding a machete. Then in the next one, he is back with the paper.
Solomon Vandy: I will find you... If it takes my life.
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Answer: Historically, drugs were used on the child soldiers to decrease their fears and inhibitions, making them more willing to commit violent acts and increase their prowess in battle. Those who survived into adulthood had been shaped into lethal killers.
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