A depressed man joins a synchronized swimming team made up of middle aged men.
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Gilles Lellouche
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5 wins & 16 nominations.
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| Mathieu Amalric | ... | Bertrand | |
| Guillaume Canet | ... | Laurent | |
| Benoît Poelvoorde | ... | Marcus | |
| Jean-Hugues Anglade | ... | Simon | |
| Virginie Efira | ... | Delphine | |
| Leïla Bekhti | ... | Amanda | |
| Marina Foïs | ... | Claire | |
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Philippe Katerine | ... | Thierry |
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Félix Moati | ... | John |
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Alban Ivanov | ... | Basile |
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Balasingham Thamilchelvan | ... | Avanish |
| Jonathan Zaccaï | ... | Thibault | |
| Mélanie Doutey | ... | Clem | |
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Noée Abita | ... | Lola |
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Claire Nadeau | ... | La mère de Laurent |
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It is in the corridors of their municipal swimming pool that Bertrand, Marcus, Simon, Laurent, Thierry and the others train under the relative authority of Delphine, former glory of the basins. Together, they feel free and helpful. They will put all their energy into a discipline previously owned by women: synchronized swimming. So, yes it's a weird idea, but this challenge will allow them to find meaning in their lives...
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Written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes
Performed by Tears for Fears
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A competing film, Swimming with Men (2018), was released in the summer of 2018 in England. Like Le Grand Bain, this feature film is inspired by the same true story of a Swedish club. See more »Goofs
Right after the counting sequence ("1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8"), Amanda's lips in the long shot do not match her yelling. See more »Soundtracks
Everybody Wants To Rule The WorldWritten by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes
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Release Date:
27 September 2019 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Piscine Municipale - Avenue Thiers, Le Raincy, Seine-Saint-Denis, France See more »Edit
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Mid-life crisis misfits saddled with various issues, strap on speedos to rock the world of, a-hem, synchronized swimming!
Ah, the French.
Overflowing with big name Franco actors, "Sink or Swim" is a box office sensation overseas, and has Cannes and Caesars nods to boot. Tis a land after all, which confuses Jerry Lewis with Orson Welles.
Yes the acting is fine, and there are enough bits and pieces of cinematic charm, but much of this film is way too syrupy, easily predictable, if not down right frustrating. The backstories are too many - some are hambone ridiculous, others are dramatically cold - and most are not flushed out properly.
The inevitable transition from frogs to princes is hardly believable, and frankly, anticlimactic. You know there's a feel goody, splashy ending coming, which kinda defeats the purpose of spending a couple of hours with these flabby gents, and proves to be quite the shallow end.