Distribution rights for Éric Barbier's The Snake (Le serpent) are being offered for sale by Wild Bunch (Exception Wild Bunch S.A.) at this year's European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin, Germany. The movie is scheduled to be screened at the CinemaxX Studio 12 on Saturday February 10th at 11:00 a.m. and Tuesday February 13th at 1:45 p.m.. Wild Bunch Distribution released it theatrically in France on January 10th.
The screenplay for The Snake was written by Barbier and Trân-Minh Nam, based on the novel Plender by Ted Lewis. The movie stars Yvan Attal as Vincent Mandel, Clovis Cornillac as Joseph Plender, Pierre Richard as Cendras, Simon Abkarian as Sam, Minna Haapkylä as Hélène, Olga Kurylenko as Sofia, Gérald Laroche as Becker, Jean-Claude Bouillon as Max, Veronika Varga as Catherine, and Pierre Marzin as Carbona.
Here's a synopsis for The Snake from Wild Bunch's website: "Vincent Mandel (Yvan Attal - Munich; The Interpreter) is a photographer, caught up in an ugly divorce and fighting for custody of his children. His already troubled existence is blown apart by the appearance of a ghost from his past: Joseph Plender (Clovis Cornillac - Brice de Nice; A Very Long Engagement). Seductive, sympathetic, Plender is nonetheless utterly ruthless, a predator motivated by pure hatred of former classmate Vincent, and hungry for vengeance.
Blackmail, kidnap, murder... Vincent is driven to hell and left with only one desperate hope - fighting Plender by his own rules, beating him at his own deadly game."
Those who are interested in The Snake may also wish to read the ScreenAnarchy articles on Alain Corneau's The Second Wind (Le deuxième souffle), Frédéric Schoendoerffer's Crime Insiders (Truands), and Régis Wargnier's Seeds of Death (Pars vite et reviens tard).
The Snake theatrical trailer (downloadable 6 MB MOV file - viewer discretion is advised)
The Snake still #1 (320 KB JPEG)
The Snake still #2 (732 KB JPEG)
The Snake still #3 (364 KB JPEG - viewer discretion is advised)
Wild Bunch Distribution: The Snake