The Serpent

The Serpent (French title: Le Serpent) is a 2006 French thriller film written and directed by Éric Barbier and based on the 1971 novel Plender by Ted Lewis. Plot A father on the verge of divorce sees his life fall apart after a former classmate brings murder, kidnapping and blackmail into his life. His only chance to escape is by entering the former classmate's world. Cast Yvan Attal as Vincent Mandel Clovis Cornillac as Joseph Plender Minna Haapkylä as Hélène Pierre Richard as Cendras Simon Abkarian as Sam Olga Kurylenko as Sofia Veronika Varga as Catherine Jean-Claude Bouillon as Max Pierre Marzin as Carbona Gerald Laroche as Becker Abdelhafid Metalsi as Police Officer at the cemetery Manon Tournier as Julietter See also List of French films Cinema of France