Dark Inclusion (French: Diamant noir; also known as Dark Diamond) is a 2016 drama film directed by Arthur Harari and starring Niels Schneider and August Diehl.[3] It tells the story of an aimless young man who decides he must avenge the wrong done to his father by his wealthy uncle, a diamond dealer in Antwerp, but his plan is not as clever as he thinks and after three of his helpers have been killed he ends up even more alienated.

Dark Inclusion
Film poster
Diamant noir
Directed byArthur Harari
Written byArthur Harari
Vincent Poymiro
Olivier Seror
Agnès Feuvre
Produced byDavid Thion
Philippe Martin
StarringNiels Schneider
August Diehl
CinematographyTom Harari
Edited byLaurent Sénéchal
Music byOlivier Marguerit
Production
companies
Les Films Pelléas
Savage Film
Frakas Productions
France 2 Cinéma
Jouror Productions
Distributed byAd Vitam (France)
Release dates
  • 28 January 2016 (2016-01-28) (Angers)
  • 8 June 2016 (2016-06-08) (France)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesFrance
Belgium
Canada
LanguageFrench
Budget$3.8 million[1]
Box office$355.000[2]

Plot edit

Pier Ullman works at odd jobs and also does some break-ins with Kevin for Rachid. One day he is informed of the death of his father about who he had no news for several years. He decides to avenge his father who had been mistreated by Pier's grandfather and uncle. He makes contact with his father's family and works his way into their diamond business in Antwerp.

Cast edit

  • Niels Schneider as Pier Ulmann
  • August Diehl as Gabi Ulmann
  • Hans-Peter Cloos as Joseph Ulmann
  • Abdel Hafed Benotman as Rachid
  • Raphaële Godin as Luisa
  • Raghunath Manet as Vijay Sha Gopal
  • Jos Verbist as Rick De Vries
  • Guillaume Verdier as Kevin
  • Hilde Van Mieghem as Olga

Accolades edit

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César Awards Most Promising Actor Niels Schneider Won
Best First Feature Film Nominated
Jacques Deray Prize[4] Won
Louis Delluc Prize Best First Film Nominated
Lumières Awards Best Male Revelation Niels Schneider Nominated
Best First Film Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ "Diamant noir". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ "Diamant noir (Dark Inclusion)". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "'Dark Inclusion': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Le 13e Prix Jacques Deray est attribué à Diamant noir". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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