Serpent's Path (French: La Voie du serpent) is a 2024 thriller film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa starring Damien Bonnard and Ko Shibasaki. A French-language remake of Kurosawa's 1998 film of the same name, Serpent's Path screened at the 2024 San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Premise

Grieving father Albert enlists Japanese psychiatrist Sayoko to exact revenge on members of The Circle, an organ trafficking organization involved in the death of his eight-year-old daughter.

Cast

Damien Bonnard as Albert Bacheret Ko Shibasaki as Sayoko Mijima Mathieu Amalric as Laval Grégoire Colin as Pierre Guérin Hidetoshi Nishijima as Yoshimura, Sayoko's patient Munetaka Aoki as Soichiro, Sayoko's husband

Production

According to Kurosawa, the film originated with Cinefrance Studios' offer to remake one of his prior films in France. Kurosawa and French journalist Aurélien Ferenczi wrote the new version of the screenplay, changing the gender of the doctor role from the original screenplay by Hiroshi Takahashi. Serpent's Path was filmed on location in France in 2023.

Release

Serpent's Path was released theatrically in Japan on 14 June 2024. The film will screen in competition at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2024. It was also selected in Gala Presentation at the 29th Busan International Film Festival to be screened on October 4, 2024.

Reception

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References

External links

Serpent's Path at IMDb