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The Shiny Shrimps
The Shiny Shrimps

6.6

The Shiny Shrimps

NR·2019·103m

Summary

Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion at the end of his career, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, a flamboyant and amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia where the hottest international LGBT athletes compete. It's the start of a bumpy and joyful ride - Faster, Higher, Stronger.

Crew

Director, Writer

Maxime Govare

Director, Writer

Cédric Le Gallo

Co-Writer

Romain Choay

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

March 28, 2022

7

I liked this! I am not going to pretend it is in any way groundbreaking; indeed in many ways it reinforces some pretty infantile stereotypes. A world class straight swimmer (Nicolas Gob) makes derogatory remarks about a gay reporter and is "sentenced" to look after the French gay water polo team by way of punishment. They turn out to be the worst kind of sporting team imaginable - but add swimming trunks (sometimes!) and the film tells the story of how he manages to get them to the Gay Games in Croatia. It is a predictable but fun romp, nonetheless. In a genre frequently super-charged with political correctness and sex; this is just a bit of fun. Give it a go - it will make you smile.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

French

Budget:

$3,500,000.00

Revenue:

$4,645,750.00

Keywords

homophobia
lgbt athlete
gay pride
gay friend
queer
gay theme
lgbt interest