''Diamond Island'' is a 2016

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directed and co-written by

Davy Chou Davy Chou ( km, ដេវី ជូ; born 13 August 1983) is a Cambodian-French filmmaker. He has written, directed and produced several films. Chou made his feature length debut with '' Diamond Island'' (2016) and made his follow-up with the fi ...

. The film is a co-production between Cambodia, France, Germany, Thailand and Qatar. The film features a cast of debuting actors. Casting took place over five months in the streets of

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and on

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. The film was screened in the

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section at the

2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 Marc ...

where it won the SACD Award.

Cast

* 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

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* 2016 films Khmer-language films Cambodian drama films Cambodian coming-of-age films French drama films German drama films Thai drama films Qatari drama films Films directed by Davy Chou 2016 drama films 2010s French films 2010s German films {{2010s-drama-film-stub