Wild Diamond () is a 2024 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Agathe Riedinger, in her feature directorial debut, adapted from her own 2017 short film J'attends Jupiter. It stars Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andréa Bescond and Ashley Romano.
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 (2017). 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.
Reception
Critical response Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 35 reviews from French critics.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2024 Palme d'Or Agathe Riedinger Caméra d'Or César Awards 28 February 2025 Best Female Revelation Malou Khebizi Best First Film Priscilla Bertin, Judith Nora, Agathe Riedinger Lumière Awards 20 January 2025 Best Female Revelation Malou Khebizi Best First Film Wild Diamond
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