Serpent's Path (2024 film)
2024 film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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Serpent's Path (French: La Voie du serpent) is a 2024 thriller film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa starring Damien Bonnard and Ko Shibasaki.[2][3]
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- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Aurélien Ferenczi
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| French | La Voie du serpent |
| Directed by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
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| Cinematography | Alex Kavyrchine |
| Edited by | Thomas Marchand |
| Music by | Nicolas Errera |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
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| Language | French |
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.[2]
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.[4][5]
Cast
- Damien Bonnard as Albert Bacheret[4]
- Ko Shibasaki as Sayoko Mijima[4]
- Mathieu Amalric as Laval[6]
- Grégoire Colin as Pierre Guérin[6]
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Yoshimura, Sayoko's patient[7]
- Munetaka Aoki as Soichiro, Sayoko's husband[7]
- Éric Bernard as a police officer.[8]
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.[1] Serpent's Path was filmed on location in France in 2023.[4][9]
Release
Serpent's Path was released theatrically in Japan on 14 June 2024.[1] The film screened in competition at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2024.[2]
It was also selected in Gala Presentation at the 29th Busan International Film Festival to be screened on October 4, 2024.[10]
Reception
Accolades
| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 28 September 2024 | Golden Shell for Best Film | Serpent's Path | Nominated | [2] |