La limace et l'escargot (2024): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2024, La limace et l'escargot is a notable film directed by Anne Benhaïem, running about 57 minutes.

What it’s about. Two limping souls in their sixties collide – literally – on a street corner. What begins as a clumsy accident becomes a quiet spark. Over coffee, they linger. They talk. And just like that, an unlikely intimacy begins to bloom. The Slug and the Snail traces the gentle unfurling of a connection born not of urgency, but of presence of two bodies long ignored by the tempo of the world, finding rhythm in each other. Anne Benhaïem’s film is a tender ode to queer aging, to liminality, to love that doesn't need to shout to be heard. With stripped-down direction and performances that pulse with lived-in truth, the film crafts a space of radical softness. It speaks to loneliness without pity, to affection without spectacle. It reminds us that desire doesn’t fade, it just changes shape. Benhaïem herself plays one half of the duo, bringing a raw, honest magnetism that makes the story feel lived rather than performed. This is cinema as whisper, as mirror, as gentle rebellion.

Who’s in it. La limace et l'escargot stars Anne Benhaïem as Anne / La limace, Serge Blazevic as L'escargot, Pascale Bodet as Pascale and Bojena Horackova as Bojena, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, La limace et l'escargot has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La limace et l'escargot page.