Snails in the Rain (Hebrew: שבלולים בגשם Shablulim BaGeshem) is a 2013 Israeli drama film directed by Yariv Mozer and based on a short story by Yossi Avni-Levy.

[1] It centres on Boaz (Yoav Reuveni) as his suppressed same-sex attraction threatens his relationship with his girlfriend, Noa, (Moran Rosenblatt).

[2] In 1989 Tel Aviv, the film revolves around Boaz (Reuveni), a handsome student, who receives love letters from an unknown man, which undermines his sexual identity and threatens his stable relationship with his girlfriend.

[5] In addition, archive footage is inserted from the 1980s Israeli TV show, Pitsuchim with the host Shosh Atari.

"[7] Mozer had come out of the closet at the age of 25, having struggled with repressed feelings and confusion: “Of course, my choice to make a film based on Yossi Avni-Levi’s story is no coincidence,” Mozer continues: “I lived in the closet for about a decade and I always say that this period is a kind of open wound or scar that stays with you for many years.

"[5] Citing Tom Ford's A Single Man as inspiration, Mozer and cinematographer Shahar Reznik opted to film in a documentary style with the Sony F3, an older camera known for its Super 35 sensor and excellent treatment of highlights and aliasing.

[10] Oscar Getty of the Star Observer, a long-running Australian LGBT magazine wrote a positive review of the film, describing it as a "a compelling portrait of a couple in crisis", continuing "To his credit, film director Yariv Mozer captures the erotic mystique of army life in a beautiful and understated manner.