White Snail
2025 German-Austrian film
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White Snail is a 2025 German-Austrian romance film written and directed by Elsa Kremser, and Levin Peter. Starring Marya Imbro, and Mikhail Senkov, it follows Masha, a model pursuing her dream job in China, and Misha, a painter working in a morgue, in a fragile love story of two outsiders who turn each other's worlds upside down.[1][2]
- Elsa Kremser
- Levin Peter
- Elsa Kremser
- Levin Peter
- Lixi Frank
- David Bohun
- Elsa Kremser
- Levin Peter
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| Original title | Green Parrot |
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| Cinematography | Mikhail Khursevich |
| Edited by | Stephan Bechinger |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
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The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2025,[3] where it won the Special Jury Prize and the Pardo for Best Performance for Imbro and Senkov.[4]
Cast
- Marya Imbro as Masha
- Mikhail Senkov as Misha
- Olga Reptuh as Olga
- Andrei Sauchanka as Andrei
Production
The film directed by Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter is inspired by real-life stories of non-professional actors, was shot in Belarus. It won the Perspektive Deutsches Kino – Kompagnon-Fellowship at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in 2017 and participated at the TorinoFilmLab.[5][6]
In 2021, it was selected at the TorinoFilmLab in the FeatureLab alongwith 9 other films.[7]
In 2022, Eurimages supported the film (working title Green Parrot) with €300,000.[8]
Principal photography began on 12 June 2023 on the location of Minsk in Belarus, and Daugavpils in Latvia. The filming ended on 15 September 2023.[9][10]
Release
White Snail had its World Premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2025, and competed for Golden Leopard.[11] A week later, it competed for Heart of Sarajevo award in the Competition Programme - Feature Film at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival on 18 August 2025.[12][13]
It was presented in Features at the Vienna International Film Festival on 19 October 2025.[14]
It was presented in the 'Spotlight: Austria' at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on 7 November 2025,[15] and also in 'From The Festivals - 2025' section of the 56th International Film Festival of India in November 2025.[16] It competed in Golden Olive tree Competition at the Lecce European Film Festival on 21 November 2025.[17][18]
Rome-based Intramovies acquired the world sales rights to the film in July.[5]
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Berlin International Film Festival | 18 February 2017 | Kompagnon-Fellowship – Perspektive Deutsches Kino | Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser for White Snail | Won | [19] |
| Locarno Film Festival | 16 August 2025 | Golden Leopard | White Snail | Nominated | [20] |
| Special Jury Prize | Won | [21] | |||
| Pardo for Best Performance | Marya Imbro | Won | |||
| Mikhail Senkov | Won | ||||
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 22 August 2025 | Heart of Sarajevo | White Snail | Nominated | [22] |
| CICAE (International Confederation of Art Cinemas) Award | Won | [23] | |||
| Vienna International Film Festival | 28 October 2025 | Erste Bank MehrWERT Award | Won | [24] | |
| Lecce European Film Festival | 23 November 2025 | Golden Olive – Cristina Soldano Award for Best Film | Won | [25] | |
