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Memoir of a Snail

Name: Memoir of a Snail
Director: Adam Elliot
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2024
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon

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.

2024 · Directed by Adam Elliot · 94 min · Animation · Comedy · Drama · 49 frames

Tagline

Life can only be understood backwards, but we have to live it forwards.

Crew

Written by: Adam Elliot
Cinematography: Gerald Thompson
Edited by: Bill Murphy
Music: Elena Kats-Chernin
Production design: Adam Elliot
Produced by: Adam Elliot, Liz Kearney

Cast

Sarah Snook as Grace (voice)
Kodi Smit-McPhee as Gilbert (voice)
Jacki Weaver as Pinky (voice)
Magda Szubanski as Ruth Appleby (voice)
Dominique Pinon as Percy Pudel (voice)
Tony Armstrong as Ken (voice)
Paul Capsis as Ian / Narelle (voice)
Eric Bana as James the Magistrate (voice)
Bernie Clifford as Owen Appleby (voice)
Davey Thompson as Ben Appleby (voice)

Production

Country: Australia
Language: English, French
Studios: Arenamedia, MIFF Premiere Fund
Budget: $4,350,000
Box office: $7
Themes: depression, difficult childhood, death of father, stop motion, foster family, adult animation, death in childbirth, broken family, claymation, brother sister relationship

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