Snails in the Rain

In 1989 Tel Aviv, the film revolves around Boaz (Reuveni), a handsome student, who receives love letters from an unknown man, which undermines his sexual identity and threatens his stable relationship with his girlfriend. Boaz becomes consumed by his suppressed attraction towards men. He begins to feel that he is an object of sexual desire to the men he encounters everywhere, at the swimming pool, in the library, on the street and in the library. ==Cast==

• Yoav Reuveni as Boaz • Moran Rosenblatt as Noa, Boaz's girlfriend • Yehuda Nahari Halevi as Nir, Boaz's army friend • Ori Yaniv as Ori • Hava Ortman as Ruth, Boaz's mother • Yariv Mozer as Prof. Richlin • Eyal Cohen as Mechanic • Ron Paran as Librarian • Lior Soroka as Student in the library • Adi Doyev as Michal • Eyal Kantiv as Student in the pool • Shak Brenner as MPA • Itay Gonen as Youth in Independence Park • Stav Strashko as Youth in Independence Park • Yoni Etiel as Neighbor across the street • Amir I. Wolf as Folk dance instructor • Yaron Biton as Male escort • Guy Lubalchik as Yoni • Keren Elrom as Girlfriend in the Living Room • Yoni Geva as Student ==Production==

As the film is set in 1989, the filmmakers focused on inserting particular details from the era such as household brands, products, Game Boy consoles and advertisements to set the scene. Mozer cast Yoav Reuveni, a male model, in his first film role. Filming Citing Tom Ford's A Single Man as inspiration, Mozer and cinematographer Shahar Reznik opted to film in a documentary style with the Sony F3, an older camera known for its Super 35 sensor and excellent treatment of highlights and aliasing. Mozer and Reznik sought to use light and color in an authentic yet vintage look. These scenes depict a period when the park was known as a meeting place for cruising for gay men. == Release==

The film premiered at TLVFest in Tel Aviv on 8 June 2013, before receiving a theatrical release on 20 June. ==Reception==

The film was nominated for Best Feature Film at the Ophir Awards in 2013. Reuveni and Rosenblatt won top acting awards for Best Actor and Best Actress at TLVFest. Oscar Getty of the Star Observer, a long-running Australian LGBT magazine wrote a positive review of the film, describing it as a "a compelling portrait of a couple in crisis", continuing "To his credit, film director Yariv Mozer captures the erotic mystique of army life in a beautiful and understated manner." ==References==