The Shiny Shrimps (2019)

05/08/2019Comedy1h 43m
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Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Nicolas Gob

    Matthias Le Goff

  2. Cast 1

    Alban Lenoir

    Jean

  3. Cast 1

    Geoffrey Couët

    Xavier

  4. Cast 1

    Michaël Abiteboul

    Cédric

  5. Cast 1

    David Baïot

    Alex

  6. Cast 1

    Jonathan Louis

    Le gogo dancer

  7. Cast 1

    Pierre Samuel

    Bertrand

  8. Cast 1

    Thomas Croisière

    Pascal

  9. Cast 1

    Romain Lancry

    Damien

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 pol...

Status Released

Original LanguageFrench 

Budget$3,500,000.00

Revenue $4,645,750.00

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