The Strategy of the Snail
Original title: La estrategia del caracol
“No one can take away what we carry inside.”
- 1993
- 1h 56m
★ 7.6 TMDB Rating · 98 votes
A group of tenants facing eviction due to a city renovation unite to fight back, but as they clash with the landlord and his ruthless attorney, they each transform into the opposite of who they once were.
- Director
- Sergio Cabrera
- Release date
- Dec 25, 1993
- Original language
- Spanish
- Origin
- Colombia
Cast of The Strategy of the Snail
Frank Ramírez
"Perro" Romero
Fausto Cabrera
Don Jacinto
Florina Lemaitre
Gabriel / Gabriela
Humberto Dorado
Víctor Honorio Mosquera
Delfina Guido
Misia Trina
Vicky Hernández
Doña Eulalia
Gustavo Angarita
Padre Luis
Luis Fernando Múnera
“El Paisa” (narrador)
Marcela Gallego
Gloria
Saín Castro
Justo
Ernesto Malbrán
Lázaro
Edgardo Román
Juez Díaz
The Strategy of the Snail release dates by country
The Strategy of the Snail was released in cinemas on Dec 25, 1993 (United States).
World premiere: Sep 9, 1993 (Venice Film Festival)
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Dec 25, 1993 | — | — |
| Colombia | Dec 25, 1993 | — | — |
| Spain | Jul 8, 1994 | — | — |
| Argentina | Sep 22, 1994 | — | — |
| Germany | Oct 17, 1996 | — | — |
| Mexico | Feb 18, 2000 | — | — |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
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