Snails in the Rain (2013)
- Original title
- שבלולים בגשם
- Directed by
- Yariv Mozer
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Israel
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 44 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man in 1980s Tel Aviv receives anonymous love letters that stir up his repressed attraction to other men. This puts pressure on his relationship with his girlfriend and forces him to confront who he really is.
tensemelancholicintimateslow-burnemotionally fraughtvisually lushintrospectiveclaustrophobic
What happens
Snails in the Rain (Hebrew: שבלולים בגשם Shablulim BaGeshem) is a 2013 Israeli drama film directed by Yariv Mozer and based on a short story by Yossi Avni-Levy. The story comes from Avni-Levy's 1995 book, The Garden of Dead Trees. It centres on Boaz (Yoav Reuveni) as his suppressed same-sex attraction threatens his relationship with his girlfriend, Noa, (Moran Rosenblatt). The film premiered at TLVFest in Tel Aviv on 8 June 2013, before receiving a theatrical release in Israel on 20 June. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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