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Directed by Kimi Takesue

Summer of the Serpent

27m

Directed by Kimi Takesue • 2004 • United States
Starring Joyce Perrone, Keiichi Kondoh, Sarah Zhang

Eight-year-old Juliette sits at the side of the local pool waiting for another lonely summer day to pass when a Japanese couple unexpectedly arrives. Fascinated by the mysterious black-clad woman and her yakuza assistant, Juliette transforms an ordinary day into an imaginative adventure and a surreal journey of discovery.

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