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. ... See full summary »

Directors:

Maxime Govare (co-director), Cédric Le Gallo (co-director)

Writers:

Romain Choay (collaboration), Maxime Govare (screenplay)

Stars:

Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Michaël Abiteboul

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Gob	...	Matthias Le Goff
Alban Lenoir	...	Jean
Michaël Abiteboul	...	Cédric
David Baïot	...	Alex
Romain Lancry	...	Damien
Roland Menou	...	Joël
Geoffrey Couët	...	Xavier
Romain Brau	...	Fred
Félix Martinez	...	Vincent
Maïa Quesemand	...	Victoire
Pierre Samuel	...	Bertrand
Camille Thomas-Colombier	...	Entraîneur Matthias
Jean-Louis Barcelona	...	Hervé Langlois
Yvon Back	...	Le Président de la Fédération Française de Natation
Anaïs Gilbert	...	Elsa

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | male rear nudity | gay interest | water polo | gay | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

8 May 2019 (France)

Also Known As:

The Shiny Shrimps

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,479,484

Company Credits

Production Co:

Improductibles, Les, Kaly Productions, Universal Pictures International (UPI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Boys (Summertime Love)
Written by Matteo Bonsanto, Roberto Rossi, Claudio Cecchetto, Malcolm Carlton & A Gill.

User Reviews

A feel good movie!

Although I do not belong to any of the two next categories, I think this film can please both gays (well, for obvious reasons) and homophobic people (let's say it's ultra cliche). Be prepared for an encounter of the third kind with the complete YMCA (Village People, 1978) and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994) ... in swimming suit! This is clearly not a masterpiece and the script is predictable, but the actors are really endearing and the film is full of wacky and hilarious replies, even if the jokes are not always very subtle, far from Oscar Wilde's comedies as an example. In this regard, although the film is categorized 'all public', I will not necessarily suggest you to see this movie with your 7-year-old niece, if any. In short: I liked this nice teamwork!