The Shiny Shrimps

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.

Director:

Maxime Govare

Status:

Released

Language:

French

Buget:

$3,500,000.00

Revenue:

$4,645,750.00

Key words:

homophobia
lgbt athlete
gay pride
gay friend
queer
gay theme

Cast

Nicolas Gob

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Matthias Le Goff

Alban Lenoir

~ as ~

Jean

Geoffrey Couët

~ as ~

Xavier

Michaël Abiteboul

~ as ~

Cédric

David Baïot

~ as ~

Alex

Jonathan Louis

~ as ~

Le gogo dancer

Pierre Samuel

~ as ~

Bertrand

Thomas Croisière

~ as ~

Pascal

Romain Lancry

~ as ~

Damien

Romain Brau

~ as ~

Fred

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
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.