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DIAMOND ISLAND

dIAMOND ISLAND (2016)

Directed by DAVY CHOU

SACD 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.
IMDB
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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 & PRIZES

SACD 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
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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

press

Review:  '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
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Cannes: Southeast Asia, "The Next Global Growth Story"​​ / The Hollywood Reporter
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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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      • RETURN TO SEOUL
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      • ONODA - 10 000 NIGHTS IN THE JUNGLE
      • SEA WITHIN A SEA
      • SUNRISE IN MY MIND
      • CALIFORNIA DREAMING
      • THE TASTE OF SECRETS
      • LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING
      • NEW LAND BROKEN ROAD
      • A MILLION YEARS
      • TURN LEFT TURN RIGHT
      • WAXING MOON
      • DIAMOND ISLAND
      • GOODBYE PHNOM PENH
      • THREE WHEELS
      • DREAM LAND
      • CAMBODIA 2099
    • IN PROGRESS >
      • DOI BOY
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