RAFFEY CASSIDY, ANDREA RISEBOROUGH, ALESSANDRO NIVOLA AND GUY PEARCE UNITE ON ANTONIA CAMPBELL HUGHES’ "HIGH END"

Beta Cinema announces that principal photography is underway on the upcoming thriller HIGH END, also known as DIAMOND SHITTER, written and directed by Antonia Campbell‑Hughes (It Is In Us All). Led by an exceptional international cast — Raffey Cassidy (The Brutalist, The Killing of a Sacred Deer), Andrea Riseborough (Lee, Goodbye June, To Leslie), Alessandro Nivola (The Brutalist, Disobedience, Love Story), and Guy Pearce (The Dog Stars, The Brutalist, Memento) — cameras began rolling on Sunday, March 8 in Geneva, with cinematography by acclaimed Director of Photography Robbie Ryan (Bugonia, Poor Things, The Favourite, American Honey). 

The creative team includes Dixie Chassay (Dune: Part Two, Poor Things, The Favourite) as Casting Director, Saffron Cullane (Queen at Sea, Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy) as Costume Designer, John Leslie (Saipan, It Is In Us All) as Production Designer, Wakana Yoshihara (Spencer, Cinderella, Belfast, The Roses) as Hair and Make‑Up Designer, and John Walters (It Is In Us All, Oddity, The Last Rifleman) as Editor. 

Multiple award‑winning producers Rory Gilmartin (Christy, Herself, Calm with Horses) and Lee Magiday (The Favourite, The Lobster, In the Shadows) lead the production, with Alan Maher (Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Lola) also producing. Co-producing are Max Karli and Pauline Gygax of Rita Productions (La Ligne, Continental Drift (South), My Life as a Courgette).  

The story unfolds against the backdrop of the affluent ex-pat community in Geneva: young intern Nollaig ignites a darkly visceral shift within the privileged home of her host family when she steals their precious diamonds – absorbing them into her body – in the process unmasking the deeper truths beneath their glittering privilege. 

Antonia Campbell-Hughes is an acclaimed actor and film-maker. Antonia’s debut feature It Is In Us All (2022), a haunting exploration of masculinity, garnered multiple awards including the Extraordinary Cinematic Vision award at SXSW. Critical reaction marked Antonia as an exciting original voice to watch. Antonia is the recipient of the European Film Promotion Actor Award (2012) and the EFP Director Award (2022). As an actor, Antonia is best known for the portrayal of Natascha Kampusch in the Sherry Hormann/Michael Ballhaus biopic 3096 Days (2013) and lead roles in Jane Campion's Bright Star (2009), Cannes-premiere The Other Side of Sleep (2011), the BAFTA-winning Kelly + Victor (2012), Netflix series Black Doves, and the title role in psychological thriller Cordelia (2019). 

The film is produced by Cuala Films, in co-production with the UK’s Smoke Puppy and Geneva-based Rita Productions, in association with Sleeper Films, Carte Blanche, and Onsight. The film is an Irish-Swiss-UK coproduction supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, BCP Asset Management, the Swiss Federal Office of Culture/FOC, Eurimages, RTS/SSR SRG, Cinéforom and Praesens Film. Executive Producers are Tassilo Hallbauer for Beta, Greg Martin for Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Oisín O’Neill for BCP, Richard Fearn, Mickey Gooch Jr., Kyle Stroud for Carte Blanche, Tony Maher, Edmund Tuckett, Michael Wood, Nicolas Sampson and Arno Hazebroek.  

The screenplay was developed with support from the BFI and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. Principal photography has just begun in Geneva, Switzerland and will continue in various locations throughout Ireland until April 10. 

Raffey Cassidy is represented by UTA, Conway van Gelder Grant, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. Andrea Riseborough is represented by  Independent Talent, CAA, and Untitled Entertainment. Alessandro Nivola is represented by UTA, Tavistock Wood Management, Range Media Partners, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern, LLP. Guy Pearce is represented by Independent Talent, CAA, Shanahan Management, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern, LLP. Antonia Campbell-Hughes is represented by United Agents, Entertainment 360 and The Artists Partnership. 

Beta Cinema is handling international sales with UTA Independent Film Group repping North American rights.