WILD DIAMOND

(Diamant Brut)

CINEMA COMPETITION
FRENCH NEWAVE 2.0
TRUFFAUT THEATRE
Drama / Coming of Age

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1
8:10 pm (Screening ends at 10:00 pm)
Followed by a conversation with writer/director Agathe Riedinger, Producer Priscilla Bertin and actress Malou Khebizi

Presented in association with:
Pyramide International
Strand Releasing
Women In Film
ELMA

Directed by: Agathe Riedinger
Written by: Agathe Riedinger
Produced by: Priscilla Bertin & Judith Nora (Silex Films)
Cinematography: Noé Bach
Film Editing: Lila Desiles
Original Score: Audrey Ismaël
Cast: Malou Khebizi (Liane), Idir Azougli (Dino), Andréa Bescond (Sabine), Ashley Romano (Alicia), Alexis Manenti (Nathan), Kilia Fernane (Stéphanie), Léa Gorla (Carla), Alexandra Noisier (Jessy)
International Sales: Pyramide International
US Distributor: Strand Releasing
US Release date: 2025

First-time director Agathe Riedinger expands upon her short film Waiting for Jupiter in this cautionary tale of a teenage girl obsessed with fame and her somewhat tainted vision of “beauty”. Living in a shabby apartment in the South of France with her deadbeat mom and cherished little sister, Liane aspires to become the “French Kim Kardashian.” Her big break comes in the form of an audition for the reality TV show Miracle Island. Being cast is a major longshot, but Liane milks the opportunity for all its worth, calling herself an influencer, chronicling her costly and often excruciating body modifications on Instagram, and poring over comments from her thousands of followers with an almost religious fervor. Yet staving off despair in the social-media culture that is her world can sometimes feel like a heartbreaking exercise.

A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Agathe Riedinger has written and directed three short films, Paul Ange Martin (2015); Waiting for Jupiter (2017); and Ève, which was screened as part of the Lab Competition at the 2019 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. She has directed several commercials and music videos over the past decade. Wild Diamond, her first feature film, premiered in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is presented at TAFFF before its release in France.