Film

Memoir of a Snail 2024

Directed by Adam Elliot

  • Animation, Comedy, Drama
  • 94 min
  • R

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

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.

AnimationComedyDramadepressiondifficult childhooddeath of fatherstop motionfoster familyadult animationdeath in childbirthbroken familyclaymationbrother sister relationshipsnailadoring
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