Cannes, Saint Tropez-Set Crime-Comedy ‘Queen Of Diamonds’ Begins Shoot With Frédérique Bel, Christophe Lambert In Key Roles

EXCLUSIVE: French-Anglo director J.Ok. Amalou’s off-beat Cannes and Saint Tropez-set crime comedy Queen Of Diamonds has begun principal pictures on the French Riviera.

Fashionable French comedy actress Frédérique Bel, whose credit embody Serial (Dangerous) Weddings and Ducobu Président!, performs a lady who settles in Cannes after the homicide of her British husband in London.

Out of the blue, she receives an surprising go to from two British police detectives, performed by the U.Ok.’s Leo Gregory and Andy Beckwith. They are saying they’re investigating the theft of the valuable gem The Queen of Diamonds, which could have been dealt with by her deceased husband.

Not satisfied they’re actually policemen, she evades them and a cat-and-mouse caper ensues throughout the French Riviera, along with her path crossing that of a veteran diamond dealer, performed by Christophe Lambert. Gabriella Wright additionally options within the solid as his spouse.

French-Anglo filmmaker Amalou additionally wrote the screenplay and produces the movie underneath the banner of Moon Eye Photos with Romeo Cirone at Romeo Drive Productions.

The comedic work marks a change in path for Amalou after a string of hard-hitting thrillers together with Murderer, starring Danny Dyer and Martin and Gary Kemp, and hostage drama Deviation.

Principal pictures started on the French Riviera on October 10.