Wild Diamond


Wild Diamond is a 2024 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Agathe Riedinger, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andréa Bescond and Ashley Romano, and was adapted from Riedinger's 2017 short film J'attends Jupiter.
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or and Caméra d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 15 May 2024. It was theatrically released on 20 November 2024 by Pyramide Distribution.

Cast

  • Malou Khebizi as Liane
  • Idir Azougli as Dino
  • Andréa Bescond as Sabine
  • Ashley Romano as Alicia
  • Alexis Manenti as Nathan
  • Kilia Fernane as Stéphanie
  • Léa Gorla as Carla
  • Alexandra Noisier as Jessy
  • Antonia Buresi as Alexandra Ferrer

    Production

The film is an expansion of Riedinger's short film J'attends Jupiter. Priscilla Bertin and Judith Nora produced the film through Silex Films.
Principal photography began on 3 April 2023. The film was shot between Nice and Fréjus.

Release

Wild Diamond was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 15 May 2024. It has also been selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 under the World Cinema section.
Pyramide Distribution theatrically released the film in France on 20 November 2024.

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