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Arthur Harari shooting Diamant noir

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- Niels Schneider, August Diehl and Hans-Peter Cloos feature in the cast of this feature debut, which combines thriller and family tragedy; Les Films Pelléas is producing

Arthur Harari shooting Diamant noir
Niels Schneider (© Shayne Laverdière)

On 21 July, the shoot kicked off for the feature debut by Arthur Harari: Diamant noir [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Arthur Harari
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]
. Having turned heads in 2008 with his short La main sur la gueule, this time the director has assembled a cast that includes Niels Schneider (Heartbeats, Désordres [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
, Les rencontres d'après minuit [+see also:
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]
), German actor August Diehl (The Counterfeiters [+see also:
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trailer
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]
, Layla Fourie [+see also:
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]
) and his fellow countryman Hans-Peter Cloos, according to Cineuropa’s sources.

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Written by Arthur Harari, Vincent Poymiro and Agnès Feuvre, and based on an original idea by Olivier Seror and the director himself, the story revolves around Pier Ulmann, a man of around 30 who lives on his own in Paris. Upon his father's death, a tragic fate that he blames on his family of Antwerp diamond dealers, Pier returns among them with the secret intent of settling the score.

Produced by David Thion for Les Films Pelléas, Diamant noir is benefitting from co-productions by France 2 Cinéma, and Belgian outfits Savage Film and Frakas Productions. Having been pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+ and Telenet (Belgium), the film is also backed by an advance on receipts from the CNC, Eurimages, the Centre region and the Belgian tax shelter (Cinéfinances). The shoot, which will wrap on 16 September, will take place in Paris, the Centre region, Antwerp and Surat (India). Distribution in France will be handled by Ad Vitam and international sales by Films Distribution.

As previously reported, Les Films Pelléas will unveil Métamorphoses [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Christophe Honoré
film profile
]
by Christophe Honoré (read the article) at Venice Days, which comes out on 3 September in French cinemas.

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(Translated from French)

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