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Director: | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
Music: | Nicolas Errera |
Language: | French |
Serpent's Path (French: '''Le chemin du serpent''') is a 2024 thriller film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa starring Damien Bonnard and Ko Shibasaki.[1] [2]
A French-language remake of Kurosawa's 1998 film of the same name, Serpent's Path is set to compete at the 2024 San Sebastián International Film Festival.
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.[3] [4]
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.[7]
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.