Memoir of a Snail

Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail

Film Details

Year

2024

Duration

95 minutes

Genres

Animation, Coming of Age, Drama

Language

English

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Synopsis

Grace is a young girl living in 1970s Australia alongside her twin brother, Gilbert. Their father is an alcoholic and uses a wheelchair, and the twins are left to look after themselves, and each other, which leads to them forming a close bond. But when their father dies, the twins get separated as different foster families on opposite sides of the country take them in. Lonely and grieving, Grace forms an unexpected friendship with an eccentric old lady, Pinky, whose positivity and bizarre fascination with snails help to guide Grace through the difficulties in her life. This gritty stop-motion claymation takes an emotional look at childhood, trauma and grief, uplifted by a sense of hopefulness and offbeat humour that will be engaging for mature young audiences. 

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