White Snail

• 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. In 2021, it was selected at the TorinoFilmLab in the FeatureLab alongwith 9 other films. In 2022, Eurimages supported the film (working title Green Parrot) with €300,000. 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. ==Release==

White Snail had its World Premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2025, and competed for Golden Leopard. 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. It was presented in Features at the Vienna International Film Festival on 19 October 2025. It was presented in the 'Spotlight: Austria' at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on 7 November 2025, and also in 'From The Festivals - 2025' section of the 56th International Film Festival of India in November 2025. It competed in Golden Olive tree Competition at the Lecce European Film Festival on 21 November 2025. Rome-based Intramovies acquired the world sales rights to the film in July. ==Accolades==