Diamonds in the Sand (2024)
- Original title
- 砂の中のダイヤモンド
- Directed by
- Janus Victoria
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- IIA
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A divorced Japanese salaryman moves to the Philippines hoping to escape loneliness. The story follows his encounters with local people as he adjusts to a new life abroad.
contemplativequietlonelyhopefulslow-pacedintrospectivepoignantgentlebittersweet
What happens
Diamonds in the Sand (Japanese: 砂の中のダイヤモンド, Hepburn: Suna no naka no daiyamondo; lit. Diamonds in the sand) is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Philippine author-documentary director Janus Victoria in her feature film directorial debut. The film stars Lily Franky as a divorced Japanese salaryman who decided to move to the Philippines, where he believed that no one would be alone. It also stars Charlie Dizon, Maria Isabel Lopez, Soliman Cruz, Stefanie Ariane, and Kazuko Yoshiyuki in one of her final film roles before her death in September 2025. An international co-production between the Philippines, Japan, and Malaysia, the film had its world premiere in Japan on 23 November 2024, as part of Tokyo Filmex. It was later shown overseas, including the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy on 27 April 2025, and 69th BFI London Film Festival in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2025. The film has been shown in the Philippines via the 13th QCinema International Film Festival on 15 November 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
August My Heaven (2024)
Drawing Closer (2024)
Buzzy Noise (2024)
Desert of Namibia (2024)
Voice (2024)
April, Come She Will (2024)
One Night in Tokyo (2024)
Rei (2024)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.