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The Shiny Shrimps( 2019)

TV-MAComedy
66%
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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

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      Nicolas Gob

      Matthias Le Goff

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      Alban Lenoir

      Jean

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      Geoffrey Couët

      Xavier

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      Michaël Abiteboul

      Cédric

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      David Baïot

      Alex

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      Jonathan Louis

      Le gogo dancer

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      Pierre Samuel

      Bertrand

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      Thomas Croisière

      Pascal

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      Romain Lancry

      Damien

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      Romain Brau

      Fred

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      Roland Menou

      Joël

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      Félix Martinez

      Vincent

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      Arthur Gillet

      Poséidon

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      Benoît Maréchal

      Bram

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      Anaïs Gilbert

      Elsa

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      Yvon Back

      Le Président de la Fédération Française de Natation

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      Jean-Louis Barcelona

      Hervé Langlois

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      Maïa Quesemand

      Victoire

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      Fabien Fuhrmann

      Fils touriste

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Mar 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 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 poli...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3500000.00

    Revenue

    4645750.00

    Keywords

    • homophobia
    • lgbt athlete
    • gay pride
    • gay friend
    • queer
    • gay theme
    • lgbt interest