dIAMOND ISLAND (2016)Directed by DAVY CHOUSACD PRIZE - CANNES FILM FESTIVAL CRITIC'S WEEK 2016
GOLDEN GATEWAY AWARD FOR BEST FILM - MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 TIGER JURY AWARD - CINEMASIA AMSTERDAM 2017 GOLDEN TAIGA AWARD - SPIRIT OF FIRE FILM FESTIVAL 2017 GRAND PRIX - FESTIVAL DU FILM ROMANTIQUE DE CABOURG 2016 BAYARD FOR BEST FICTION FILM - NAMUR INTERNATIONAL FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2016 Diamond Island is a symbol of Cambodia's future, a sprawling, ultra-modern paradise for the rich on the river in Phnom Penh. Like many other country boys, Bora, 18, is lured from his village to work on the construction of this property developers' dream. There, he forges new friendships and is even reunited with his charismatic older brother Solei, who disappeared five years ago. Solei introduces Bora to the exciting world of Cambodia's privileged urban youth, with its girls, its nightlife and its illusions. |
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Cambodia/France/Germany/Qatar/Thailand | 2016 | Color | 5.1 | 1.85 | 101 min
Starring Sobon NUON, Cheanick NOV, Madeza CHHEM, Mean KORN, Samnang NUT, Samnang KHIM, Sophyna MENG, Jany MIN, Sreyroth DOM, Batham OUN, Sreyleap HANG, Phara PHON Director: Davy CHOU Writer: Davy CHOU with Claire Maugendre Producer: Charlotte Vincent Co-Producers: Davy CHOU, Hanneke van der Tas, Michael Merkt, Consuelo Frauenfelder, Soros Sokhum Director of Photography: Thomas Favel Sound: Vincent Villa Editor: Laurent Leveneur Music by Jérémie Arcache & Christophe Musset Production Company: Aurora Films (France), Co-Production Company: Arte France Cinéma (France), Anti-Archive (Cambodia), Vandertastic (Germany), Michael Merkt, Garidi Films, Vycky Films (France), 185 Films (Thailand), VS Service (Thailand) With the participation of Arte France, l’Aide aux Cinémas du Monde – CNC – Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international – Institut Français, CNC and Filmförderungsanstalt, Doha Film Institute, Hubert Bals Fund, Asian Cinema Fund, Normandie Region, Arte International Prize at the APM of BIFF Supported by the Cinema and Cultural Diffusion Department of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia International Sales: Les Films du Losange |
SELECTED FESTIVALS & PRIZESSACD Prize - Critic's Week, 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France
Grand Prix - Festival Du Film Romantique de Cabourg, Cabourg, France Bayard for Best Fiction Film - Namur International French Film Festival, Namur, Belgium Golden Gateway Award for Best Film - Mumbai International Film Festival, Mumbai, India Tiger Jury Award for Best Film - CinemAsia Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Golden Taiga Award for Best Film - Spirit of Fire Film Festival, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Munich Film Festival, Munich, Germany Vila do Conde Festival, Vila do Conde, Portugal Melbourne Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia Montreal Festival of New Cinema, Montreal, Canada Busan International Film Festival, Busan, South Korea Haifa International Film Festival, Haifa, Israel Morelia International Festival of Cinema, Morelia, Mexico Tokyo International Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife, Recife, Brazil Cambodia International Film Festival, Phnom Penh, Cambodia New Directors/New Films, New York City (NY), United States Theatrical release in Cambodian cinemas, October 2016 Theatrical release in French cinemas, December 2016 Theatrical release in German cinemas, January 2017 Theatrical release in Thai cinemas, April 2017 |
pressReview: 'Diamond Island,' a Gentle Look at Teenagers in a Changing Land / New York Times
"Diamond Island" is a Dreamy, Bewitching Coming-of-Age Drama / Village Voice « Diamond Island » : le bijou pop de Davy Chou, bulle de béton, de néons et d’adolescence / le Monde Cannes: Southeast Asia, "The Next Global Growth Story" / The Hollywood Reporter Diamond Island filmmaker Davy Chou on youth and modernity / Southeast Asia Globe O Curtas abriu a ganhar com Diamond Island / Publico |
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