Wild Diamond
Strand Releasing | Release Date: July 11, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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80
ColliderEmma KielyNov 19, 2024
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. Read full review
67
IndieWireEsther ZuckermanMay 18, 2024
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. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyJul 11, 2025
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. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeMay 18, 2024
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. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineMarshall ShafferJul 8, 2025
The film is at its best when it’s keyed to its main character’s breakneck energy. Read full review
42
The Film StageSavina PetkovaMay 18, 2024
Khebizi, an acting newcomer, delivers a performance that’s this close to perfection, using her sparse dialogue and highly stylized gestures to make Liane appear almost untouchable. If only the script could live up to the level of complexity her first role achieves. Read full review
60
The Film VerdictStephen DaltonMay 18, 2024
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. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 18, 2024
Khebizi gives a heartfelt performance. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeMay 18, 2024
Wild Diamond features gorgeous and frank observations about influencer culture, but it struggles to assert itself narratively. Read full review
70
The New York TimesChris AzzopardiJul 10, 2025
Khebizi brings palpable desperation to the role of Liane, despite the limited script, while the cinematographer Noé Bach intimately frames Liane like we’re intruding on her space. Read full review
40
The TimesKevin MaherJun 24, 2025
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. Read full review
78
TheWrapSteve PondMay 18, 2024
Wild Diamonds is a character study both of Liane and of the culture that has spawned her, and a film that manages to be both empathetic and unforgiving. It won’t make you think she’s making smart choices, but you’ll understand why she’s making bad ones. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 18, 2024
After all the despair, the piling up of glitzy delusion, there’s a feeling of redemption to it connected to what a good movie can do. Read full review
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