The Shiny Shrimps
(2019)
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.
Directors
Maxime Govare, Cédric Le Gallo
Writers
Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
Top Billed
Nicolas Gob
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10March 28, 2022
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 … read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Budget
$3,500,000
Revenue
$4,645,750