Diamond Island (film)

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Diamond Island
Film poster
Directed byDavy Chou
Written byDavy Chou
Claire Maugendre
Produced byCharlotte Vincent
StarringSobon Nuon
CinematographyThomas Favel
Edited byLaurent Leveneur
Music byJérémie Arcache
Christophe Musset
Production
companies
Aurora Films
Vycky Films
Arte France Cinéma
Vanderstatic
Anti-Archive
185 Films
Distributed byLes Films du Losange (France)
Release date
  • 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13) (Cannes)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesCambodia
France
Germany
Thailand
Qatar
LanguageKhmer

Diamond Island is a 2016 drama film directed and co-written by Davy Chou. The film is a co-production between Cambodia, France, Germany, Thailand and Qatar.[1] The film features a cast of debuting actors. Casting took place over five months in the streets of Phnom Penh and on Facebook. The film was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival[2] where it won the SACD Award.[3]

Cast[edit]

  • Sobon Nuon as Bora
  • Cheanick Nov as Solei
  • Madeza Chhem as Asa
  • Mean Korn as Di
  • Samnang Nut as Virak
  • Sophyna Meng as Mesa
  • Sreyleap Hang as Pinky
  • Jany Min as Lida
  • Samnang Khim as Leakhena
  • Batham Oun as Blue

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Exclusive Poster and First Footage for 'Diamond Island,' Davy Chou's Cambodian Drama Premiering at Cannes". Indiewire.
  2. ^ "Diamond Island". Semaine de la Critique. Archived from the original on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  3. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (19 May 2016). "Critics' Week Grand Prize Goes To 'Mimosas' – Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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