SummaryLiane, 19, lives with her mother and little sister in Fréjus in the south of France. Consumed by aspirations of beauty and stardom, she auditions for a reality show called “Miracle Island.”
Directed By:Agathe Riedinger
Written By:Agathe Riedinger
Wild Diamond
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65
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Nov 19, 2024
80
Wild Diamond operates in both the very new wave of movies incorporating the ubiquitous presence of TikTok and the decades-old subgenre of class commentary.
May 18, 2024
80
The feisty restlessness of Agathe Riedinger’s impressive feature debut belies the profound sadness of its central theme – that for many young women, beauty and pain are one and the same.
Jul 11, 2025
75
Wild Diamond doesn’t judge or look down on its main character and doesn’t try to control how we view her. This is a welcome rarity.
May 18, 2024
67
The screenplay itself fails to get inside Liane’s head as much as Khebizi and the film’s visual style do. You leave feeling like you only scratched the surface of who Liane is. You want more for her as much as she wants more from her small life.
May 18, 2024
60
This very modern brand of post-Warholioan digital fame is a much-debated cultural phenomenon, and Wild Diamond adds nothing especially new or insightful to the discourse. That said, Reidinger does display a rare degree of empathy and understanding towards young women who pursue this kind of tabloid celebrity.
Jun 24, 2025
40
The film hovers uneasily in a narrative grey zone, post-audition yet pre-show, and repeatedly castigates social media and reality TV for turning a generation of human beings into vacuous, camera-ready twits.
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Sep 4, 2025
7
French filmmakers often capture troubled cities and adolescence really well. A solid screenplay, great performances, and flawless cinematography. More of those French films, please!
Jul 13, 2025
5
'Wild Diamond' truly has a diamond in the rough with young actress Malou Khebiz, who fiercely plays an influencer obsessed with getting the world to know her and fall in love with her voluptuous body. Unfortunately, director and writer Agathe Riedinger doesn't do enough to truly reveal what lies within this obviously troubled young woman. In the end, she seems to only emphasize the obvious: social media is bad.
Production Company:
- Silex Films
- France 2 Cinéma
- Germaine Films
- Canal+
- France Télévisions
- Ciné+
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Département des Alpes-Maritimes
- Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA)
- SG Image 2022
- Sofica La Banque Postale Image 17
- Cinécap 7
Release Date:Jul 11, 2025
Duration:1 h 43 m
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 2 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 2 Nominations
