The Snake

Vincent Mandel has it all – a successful career as a photographer, a family, a nice house and all the accessories that go with it. But then his life suddenly begins to fall apart. His wife Hélène has filed for divorce and is determined to take their two children with her when she moves to Germany. Vincent’s attempt to keep his children in France is thwarted when he is charged with raping one of his models. There then ensues a series of bizarre events which see Vincent sink deeper and deeper into the mire. Just when things couldn’t get any worse, he runs into an old classmate, Joseph Plender, whom he has not seen for years. At first, Plender appears willing to help Vincent but then it becomes apparent that he is not acting from benign motives. Vincent soon realises that he is on the receiving end of a cruel and carefully planned vendetta… —Filmsdefrance.com