The Snail And The Whale - DVD

The Snail and the Whale follows the amazing journey of a tiny snail who longs to see the world and manages to hitch a ride on the tail of a huge humpback whale. When the whale gets beached in a secluded bay, it's the little snail who has to save the day. A joyous, empowering story about the natural wonders of the world and discovering that no matter how small you are, you can make a difference.

On a faraway planet, Janet and Bill meet in the Wurpular Wood and fall in love. Their families, the Smeds and the Smoos, cannot accept the match after generations of division. But when the two run away to elope, the warring families have no choice but to overcome their differences and work together to find the young Smoo, and the young Smed.

Moving and lovingly crafted effort from Australian stop-motion animator Adam Elliot follows the tribulations of Grace Pudel (voiced by Sarah Snook), a lonely misfit whose fixation with snails was her only solace in a traumatic childhood marked by her separation from twin brother Gilbert (Kodi Smit-McPhee). While adulthood got her out of the foster system, life might only offer more heartache in store. Also with the voices of Jacki Weaver, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon, Nick Cave. 94 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.