Memoir of a Snail
“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.
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Cast
46 people
Sarah Snook
Grace (voice)
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Predestination
Succession
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Gilbert (voice)
Known for
ParaNorman
Alpha
Jacki Weaver
Pinky (voice)
Known for
Silver Linings Playbook
Bird Box
Magda Szubanski
Ruth Appleby (voice)
Known for
Babe: Pig in the City
Happy Feet
Dominique Pinon
Percy Pudel (voice)
Known for
Alien Resurrection
Delicatessen
Tony Armstrong
Ken (voice)
Also in
New Zealand Spy
Always Was Tonight
Paul Capsis
Ian / Narelle (voice)
Known for
Head On
Eric Bana
James the Magistrate (voice)
Known for
Hulk
Troy
Bernie Clifford
Owen Appleby (voice)
Also in
Mary and Max
Davey Thompson
Ben Appleby (voice)
Also in
All My Friends Are Racist
Charlotte Belsey
Young Grace (voice)
Also in
Puppet Boy
Mason Litsos
Young Gilbert (voice)
No other roles listed
Adam Elliot Director · Elena Kats-Chernin Composer Gerald Thompson Cinematographer
Budget $4.4M · United States release October 25, 2024 · Produced in Australia
Box office
Budget
$4,350,000
Production
Arenamedia
Production
MIFF Premiere Fund
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · June 10, 2024
Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Australia · October 17, 2024
Theatrical
United States · October 25, 2024
Theatrical
United States · November 26, 2024
Digital
United States
September 21, 2024 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
October 12, 2024 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival
October 31, 2024 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival
December 19, 2024 · Premiere · MoMA - The Contenders
July 29, 2025 · Digital · Hulu
Argentina
March 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Australia
August 8, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 22, 2024 · Premiere · Darwin International Film Festival
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney, New South Wales
December 17, 2024 · Digital
January 8, 2025 · Physical
Austria
January 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Bolivia
March 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 17, 2024 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
June 5, 2025 · Theatrical
July 21, 2025 · Digital
Canada
September 22, 2024 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
September 27, 2024 · Premiere · Ottawa International Animation Festival
November 15, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Chile
March 13, 2025 · Theatrical
China
September 9, 2024 · Premiere · Aranya Waves Film Festival
December 5, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
September 5, 2025 · Theatrical
February 12, 2026 · Digital
Colombia
March 20, 2025 · Theatrical
France
November 6, 2024 · Premiere · L'Etrange Festival Clermont-Ferrand
January 15, 2025 · Theatrical
February 8, 2025 · Premiere · Festival International du Film d'Animation de Metz
September 3, 2025 · TV · Ciné+ OCS
Germany
November 11, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg
May 8, 2025 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest Nights
July 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Greece
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Guatemala
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 15, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
January 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Indonesia
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
September 4, 2025 · Digital · Jakarta World Cinema
Italy
November 9, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Japan
October 31, 2024 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Mexico
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 31, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
March 13, 2025 · Theatrical
May 23, 2025 · Premiere · Framed Animation Film Festival
New Zealand
November 7, 2024 · Theatrical
December 1, 2024 · Digital
Norway
January 13, 2025 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
March 19, 2025 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
June 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Peru
March 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Poland
April 29, 2025 · Premiere · Mastercard OFF CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema
Portugal
February 27, 2025
Russia
February 27, 2025 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 25, 2024 · Premiere · Bucheon International Animation Festival
April 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2024 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
January 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 25, 2025 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 28, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 8, 2024 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Thailand
January 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 6, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 10, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 12, 2024 · Premiere · Manchester Animation Festival
February 14, 2025 · Theatrical
June 2, 2025 · Digital
Uruguay
April 24, 2025 · Theatrical
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