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The Shiny Shrimps

Original title: Les Crevettes Pailletées
  • 20192019
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
2.4K
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Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
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Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to quali... Read allMatthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia.Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia.

IMDb RATING
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2.4K
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  • Directors
    • Maxime Govare
    • Cédric Le Gallo
  • Writers
    • Cédric Le Gallo(screenplay)
    • Maxime Govare(screenplay)
    • Romain Choay(collaboration)
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Gob
    • Alban Lenoir
    • Michaël Abiteboul
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Maxime Govare
    • Cédric Le Gallo
  • Writers
    • Cédric Le Gallo(screenplay)
    • Maxime Govare(screenplay)
    • Romain Choay(collaboration)
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Gob
    • Alban Lenoir
    • Michaël Abiteboul
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    • 13User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 2:08
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    The Shiny Shrimps Trailer [English]
    Trailer 1:46
    The Shiny Shrimps Trailer [English]

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    Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
    Benoît Maréchal in Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
    Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
    Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
    Michaël Abiteboul in Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
    Romain Lancry in Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
    Michaël Abiteboul, Nicolas Gob, Romain Lancry, Alban Lenoir, Geoffrey Couët, David Baïot, and Romain Brau in Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
    Nicolas Gob, Romain Lancry, Alban Lenoir, Geoffrey Couët, David Baïot, and Romain Brau in Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
    Alban Lenoir in Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)
    Nicolas Gob and Alban Lenoir in Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)

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    Nicolas Gob
    Nicolas Gob
    • Matthias Le Goffas Matthias Le Goff
    Alban Lenoir
    Alban Lenoir
    • Jeanas Jean
    Michaël Abiteboul
    • Cédricas Cédric
    David Baïot
    • Alexas Alex
    Romain Lancry
    • Damienas Damien
    Roland Menou
    • Joëlas Joël
    Geoffrey Couët
    • Xavieras Xavier
    Romain Brau
    • Fredas Fred
    Félix Martinez
    • Vincentas Vincent
    Maïa Quesemand
    • Victoireas Victoire
    Pierre Samuel
    • Bertrandas Bertrand
    Camille Thomas-Colombier
    • Entraîneur Matthiasas Entraîneur Matthias
    Jean-Louis Barcelona
    • Hervé Langloisas Hervé Langlois
    Yvon Back
    • Le Président de la Fédération Française de Natationas Le Président de la Fédération Française de Natation
    Anaïs Gilbert
    • Elsaas Elsa
    Jimmy Conchou
    • Le marie de Juliaas Le marie de Julia
    Ingrid Graziani
    • Entraîneuse Déménageusesas Entraîneuse Déménageuses
    Hugo Hermal
    • Jumeau 1as Jumeau 1
    • Directors
      • Maxime Govare
      • Cédric Le Gallo
    • Writers
      • Cédric Le Gallo(screenplay) (original idea)
      • Maxime Govare(screenplay)
      • Romain Choay(collaboration)
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    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.
    male nuditymale rear nuditygay interestwater polohomophobia349 more
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      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Sport
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    • Trivia
      Co director Le Gallo belongs to a real life gay water polo team, which was part of the inspiration for his film.
    • Soundtracks
      Holding Out for a Hero
      Written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford
      Performed by Bonnie Tyler

    User reviews13

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    Top review
    7/10
    True story
    Enjoyed shiny shrimps Loved Joel (the aging activist) Some moments felt a little cliched but it's based on a true story which I love (dark horse doc being a huge fav of mine) and the balance of characters - Cedric the dad another fav - makes the film Well worth a watch
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    • Nov 10, 2020

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 2019 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • 我的教練我們的菜
    • Production companies
      • Improductibles, Les
      • Kaly Productions
      • Universal Pictures International (UPI)
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,645,750
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.10 : 1

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