The Serpent (2006 film)

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