**Following its exhilarating launch at the Berlin International Film Festival,
Shudder is elated to present the official trailer for Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s stylish spy thriller and cinematic orgasm REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND.**
Streaming on Shudder December 5, 2025
In Select Theaters Starting November 21, 2025
Shudder is proud to present acclaimed filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s stylish spy thriller, REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND (REFLET DANS UN DIAMANT MORT) starring Golden Globe-winning Italian actor Fabio Testi (THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY, THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS), Yannick Renier, Koen De Bouw, Maria De Medeiros, Céline Camara and introduces newcomer Thi Mai Nguyen. The film debuted in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival and went on to play notable festivals including Fantastic Fest and the Tribeca Film Festival. A must-see spectacle REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND furthers Cattet and Forzani’s spectacular giallo and Eurothriller-inspired visions into newly exhilarating territory. Shudder will exclusively release the film on Friday, December 5th.
SYNOPSIS – When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d’Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.
“A dizzyingly inventive spy thriller…
Layering the past and the present with a dynamic editing style and lurid, sensorial images, the film is a Eurotrash spin on James Bond, inflected by vintage Italian comic book stylings.
…an illusionistic tour de force, constantly finding new and surprising ways to convey action.”
– Beatrice Loayza, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“A case in point for how an impeccably styled arthouse-grindhouse crossover can feel both dense with signifiers to unpack…but also fleet, frothy and fun.”
– David Katz, INDIEWIRE
“Cattet and Forzani have a way of turning their cinephilia into something welcoming… here’s a film that manages to be both familiar and completely different, a work of visceral pleasures uninterested in genuflecting to rules or expectations.”
– Leonardo Goi, THE FILM STAGE
“At a time when many people think the movies are dying, [Cattet & Forniazi’s]
weird and wild creations provide a unique brand of life support.”
– Jordan Mintzer, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“The Old Man Bond movie we’ve always wanted, and infusing it with enough giallo and anime influences to make [Cattet and Forzani’s] latest film a must watch for spy thriller fans.”
– Rafael Motomayor, SLASH FILM
2025 | 96 mins | English, French, Italian | Color | A Shudder Original
Source: Shudder
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