The Shiny Shrimps

The Shiny Shrimps

1h 43m 6.6/10

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

Top Billed Cast

Alban Lenoir

Alban Lenoir

Jean

Nicolas Gob

Nicolas Gob

Matthias Le Goff

Jonathan Louis

Jonathan Louis

Le gogo dancer

Michaël Abiteboul

Michaël Abiteboul

Cédric

David Baïot

David Baïot

Alex

Geoffrey Couët

Geoffrey Couët

Xavier

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

3/28/2022

7/10

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.

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