White Snail

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White Snail
Promotional poster
Original titleGreen Parrot
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Elsa Kremser
  • Levin Peter
Produced by
  • Lixi Frank
  • David Bohun
  • Elsa Kremser
  • Levin Peter
Starring
  • Marya Imbro
  • Mikhail Senkov
CinematographyMikhail Khursevich
Edited byStephan Bechinger (de)
Music by
  • John Gürtler
  • Jan Miserre
Production
companies
  • Panama Film
  • RAUMZEITFILM (AT)
  • Majade Fiktion (DE)
Distributed by
  • Filmladen Verleih (Austria)
  • Real Fiction Filmverleih (Germany)
Release date
  • 8 August 2025 (2025-08-08) (Locarno)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • Austria
Languages
  • Russian
  • Belarusian
  • English
  • Mandarin

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]

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

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  • Marya Imbro as Masha
  • Mikhail Senkov as Misha
  • Olga Reptuh as Olga
  • Andrei Sauchanka as Andrei

Production

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Levin Peter, director of the film
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Elsa Kremser, director of the film

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

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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

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.
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]

References

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