The Shiny Shrimps (2019)
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.
- Marine Benoit
- Vid Spindler
- Séraphine Bermond
- Karlo Katulic
- Marie Dupont
- Maxime Govare
- Cédric Le Gallo
- Laura Boitel
- César Chabrol
- Romain Choay
- Maxime Govare
- Cédric Le Gallo
Rating: 6.6/10 by 433 users
Alternative Title:
Los Camarones de Diamantina - MX
Al agua gambas - ES
The Shiny Shrimps - US
Os Camarões Brilhantes - BR
Die glitzernden Garnelen - DE
Gamberetti per tutti - IT
シャイニー・シュリンプス! 愉快で愛しい仲間たち - JP
Krewetki w cekinach - PL
Креветки в пайетках - RU
我的教練我們的菜 - TW
Country:
France
Language:
Deutsch
Español
English
Français
Runtime: 01 hour 43 minutes
Budget: $3,500,000
Revenue: $4,645,750
Plot Keyword: homophobia, lgbt athlete, gay pride, gay friend, queer, gay theme, lgbt interest
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.
