The Serpent is the filmmaking debut of Russian model Gia Skova, who writes, directs and stars as the main heroine. She plays Lucinda Kavsky, an agent for the CIA. And if you’re wondering how Skova pulls off playing a CIA agent with a Russian accent, don’t worry—her voice is dubbed to make her sound British, for some reason.
Anyway, she’s on the run because she knows about a plot to turn newborn babies into nuclear weapons. After all, she was the unknowing convoy to a bunch of Chinese bio-engineers and scientists, who were on a secret mission to China to implant a chip into a baby, so that kid can grow up to be a happy, healthy “bio-bomb.”
Yeah, that sounds hella ridiculous, but we just touched the tip of the stupid iceberg. For starters, this movie reveals the identity of the big bad guy who’s been pulling all the strings—the kind of Big Twist that’s usually reserved for the final act—in the first ten minutes. The film then becomes a huge flashback where we see the Serpent unknowingly aiding the Big Bad, while the Big Bad helps her not only save a kid from blowing up, but also track down all the rich psychos who hatched this plan in the first place.
The Serpent is a 2020 American action film written, directed and produced by Gia Skova, who also stars in the film. It revolves around a CIA special agent who is set up by her own agency. The cast also includes Travis Aaron Wade, Craig Conway, Jason Scott Jenkins, Nigel Vonas and Jason Burril.
The Serpent was partially filmed on location in Los Angeles. The film is Gia Skova’s directorial debut. It premiered in Dubai on January 4, 2020 at Novo Cinemas IMG but was only distributed in 2021 by Vertical Entertainment in Canada and the United States] where it premiered in June that year.
The Serpent (2021)
Directed by: Gia Skova
Starring: Gia Skova, Travis Aaron, Nigel Vonas, Kristhoper Graves, Richard E. Wilson, Akihiro Kitamura, Alexandra Tebano, Violet Heath, Nathan J Kress, Craig Conway, Mia Lynn Bangunan
Screenplay by: Gia Skova
Production Design by: Vali Tirsoaga
Cinematography by: Lars Lindstrom
Film Editing by: Jeremy M. Inman
Costume Design by: Roger J. Forker
Art Direction by: Sanford Worth
Music by: Mikel Shae Prather
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Vertical Entertainment
Release Date: June 18, 2021
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