The Burning Snail
1996, German. Directed by Thomas Stiller.
In this grim German drama, a troubled 14-year-old boy's pent-up rage and frustration leads him to involvement with a bad crowd and gets him caught up in an inescapable spiral of increasingly self-destructive and deadly violence.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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- Released
- 28 May 1996
- Original title
- Die brennende Schnecke
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Thomas Stiller
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How long is The Burning Snail?
The Burning Snail runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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The Burning Snail isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 May 1996. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Burning Snail?
If you liked The Burning Snail, try The Outsiders, The Public Enemy, Sun and Concrete.
Who directed The Burning Snail?
The Burning Snail (1996) was directed by Thomas Stiller and stars Barbara Auer, Sebastian Koch, Maximilian Haas.