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Cannes Competition Feature Debut ‘Wild Diamond’ Finds North American Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)


'Wild Diamond,' which competed at this year's Cannes Festival, has been acquired by Strand Releasing for North America.

The critically acclaimed film tells the story of Liane, a 19-year old girl whose quick rise to fame in the world of social influencers and media explodes when she gets cast in a reality TV show entitled Miracle Island. “We’re thrilled to be handling the debut feature by Ms. Riedinger, we were entranced by this directorial new voice appearing in competition at the Cannes main slate,” said Strand Releasing’s Jon Gerrans who negotiated the deal and Agathe Mauruc at Pyramide International. “Wild Diamond” has sold in the following territories, Baltics, Benelux, Brazil, Bulgaria, CIS, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ex Yugoslavia, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Latin America, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.

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