Memoir of a Snail

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Film TitleMemoir of a Snail
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Length94mins
Year2024
CountryAustralia
DirectorAdam Elliot
ActorsSarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon, Tony Armstrong, Paul Capsis, Eric Bana, Bernie Clifford, Davey Thompson, Charlotte Belsey, Mason Litsos, Nick Cave, Agnes Davison, Daniel Agdag
LanguageEnglish, French
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Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.

It’s the kind of thing that would seem too cruel to be cute in real life, but is somehow redeemed here by the crudeness of Elliot’s clay, which loves its lumpy characters and finds a wealth of mottled beauty in a world that often seems ugly by design.

There’s an ingenuousness and innocence to Memoir of a Snail, a family-entertainment approachability that belies a strange intensity.