Memoir of a Snail
strong sex references, nudity, domestic abuse
Director(s)Adam Elliot
Production year2024
Release date14/02/2025
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes95m
CastSarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana
Memoir of a Snail
strong sex references, nudity, domestic abuse
An Australian animated drama in which a woman shares the story of her life and that of her twin brother, who are separat ...
An Australian animated drama in which a woman shares the story of her life and that of her twin brother, who are separated at a young age; a mature tale with sombre moments, exploring themes including abuse and mental health.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
strong sex references, nudity, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
09/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
violence
Scenes of domestic abuse occur, including when a woman discovers her husband's abusive and controlling behaviour, and sequences of physical abuse directed towards children. A child breaks another's finger during a fight.
threat and horror
A man is threatened when he is trapped inside a building on fire.
language
Middle finger gestures are used. There is use of moderate bad language (‘wanker’) as well as milder terms such as ‘dickhead’, ‘shit’, ‘bastard’, ‘bugger’, ‘tits’, ‘God’, ‘damn’ and ‘moron’.
sex
An implied sex scene features sexual mechanics and moaning. There are references to a man’s sexual fetish, and comic references are made to masturbation and swinging.
discrimination
There is homophobic behaviour when a woman discovers her son’s sexuality; however, this is implicitly condemned.
drugs
References are made to a person making baked goods with marijuana.
suicide and self-harm
A person attempts to take their own life, and a young person briefly harms himself.
injury detail
There is sight of blood splatter when a woman's finger is accidentally severed.
nudity
There is sexualised breast nudity. Drawings of male genitalia are also seen.
dangerous behaviour
A boy performs dangerous tricks with fire.
theme
A woman struggles with her mental health and grieves lost loved ones. There are scenes of school bullying.
Classified Date:
07/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
Classified date09/38/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
Director(s)Adam Elliot
Production year2024
Release date14/02/2025
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes95m
CastSarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana
strong sex references, nudity, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
09/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
violence
Scenes of domestic abuse occur, including when a woman discovers her husband's abusive and controlling behaviour, and sequences of physical abuse directed towards children. A child breaks another's finger during a fight.
threat and horror
A man is threatened when he is trapped inside a building on fire.
language
Middle finger gestures are used. There is use of moderate bad language (‘wanker’) as well as milder terms such as ‘dickhead’, ‘shit’, ‘bastard’, ‘bugger’, ‘tits’, ‘God’, ‘damn’ and ‘moron’.
sex
An implied sex scene features sexual mechanics and moaning. There are references to a man’s sexual fetish, and comic references are made to masturbation and swinging.
discrimination
There is homophobic behaviour when a woman discovers her son’s sexuality; however, this is implicitly condemned.
drugs
References are made to a person making baked goods with marijuana.
suicide and self-harm
A person attempts to take their own life, and a young person briefly harms himself.
injury detail
There is sight of blood splatter when a woman's finger is accidentally severed.
nudity
There is sexualised breast nudity. Drawings of male genitalia are also seen.
dangerous behaviour
A boy performs dangerous tricks with fire.
theme
A woman struggles with her mental health and grieves lost loved ones. There are scenes of school bullying.
Classified Date:
07/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
Classified date09/38/2025
LanguageEnglish
